Turkish Student in Isparta Allegedly Uses AI to Cheat on Exam, Leading to Arrest
A Turkish student in Isparta was reportedly arrested for using ChatGPT to cheat during the 2024 YKS university entrance exam. The student, identified as M.E.E., is alleged to have employed a sophisticated setup involving a router, mobile phone, earphone, and a button-shaped camera to transmit exam questions to ChatGPT and receive answers in real-time.
- Date it happened
- 2024-06-08
- Organisation involved
- Turkish student identified as MEE
- Product, system or model
- ChatGPT, Large language models
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