Smart glasses can answer exam questions in seconds. UK assessment bodies are still catching up.
Ray-Ban Meta glasses, Rokid AI and budget alternatives can photograph exam questions, transmit them to cloud AI, and return answers through a hidden earpiece within seconds. The College Board banned them from the SAT in March. UK awarding bodies have not yet moved with the same speed.
By Wistl Editorial · · Labs
The academic integrity threat from AI-enabled wearable technology has moved from theoretical to documented within the past 18 months. A student in Tokyo was caught using smart glasses to post questions from a university entrance exam on social media and receive answers from other users during the examination. In Turkey, authorities dismantled a commercial cheating ring operating through smart glasses and earpieces during a national university admissions test. In Japan, a student in an English proficiency test was found with a miniature microphone hidden in a face mask and smart glasses connect