Two Applicants Caught Using AI Glasses in Seoul University Entrance Exams

Two university applicants have been caught using prohibited artificial intelligence-enabled glasses during separate entrance examinations in Seoul, prompting different disciplinary responses from the schools involved.

The incidents took place this month at Yonsei University and the University of Seoul. In both cases, the applicants initially wore ordinary glasses before changing to smart eyewear after examination procedures were underway, according to people familiar with the cases.

At Yonsei University in western Seoul, an applicant was taking a mathematics essay examination on Saturday. The test-taker wore normal glasses before the exam began but later switched to AI glasses. Proctors noticed the change and reported the student to the university. The applicant subsequently acknowledged wearing the device, while Yonsei began reviewing what action to take.

A similar case occurred at the University of Seoul on October 3. There, an applicant wore ordinary glasses while supervisors checked candidates’ identities, then changed to smart glasses later. The university removed the applicant from the examination site immediately and barred the person from taking its entrance examination for the next three years.

The two cases show how wearable AI devices can complicate exam supervision because they may resemble conventional eyewear. They also illustrate the importance of monitoring candidates throughout an examination rather than relying only on identity and equipment checks conducted before a test starts. In both reported incidents, the applicants allegedly changed eyewear only after the initial stage of supervision had passed.

The report did not specify the exact models used in each incident, what functions the applicants attempted to access, or whether either device affected an examination result. It also did not identify the applicants. The confirmed disciplinary outcome so far is the University of Seoul’s three-year ban, while Yonsei University’s review remains pending.

University entrance examinations in South Korea are closely supervised, and the incidents add a new type of prohibited equipment for schools to confront as consumer smart glasses become more widely available. The immediate detection of both applicants indicates that on-site proctors remain central to enforcing test rules even as examination security adapts to new technology.

For the universities, the cases now present both an enforcement issue and a procedural challenge: ensuring that rules covering connected or AI-assisted wearables are clear to applicants and that checks remain effective after an exam has begun.