Ofqual chief warns regulators must act fast on smart glasses and AI tech cheating in exams
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Esmé Kenney
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Ofqual chief regulator Ian Bauckham warns that exam regulators must act quickly to address the growing threat of AI-enabled smart glasses, invisible earpieces, and other smart devices being used for cheating in exams. These gadgets are being advertised on social media platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Bauckham also notes that school phone bans will help invigilators enforce rules more effectively.
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· 2 pulledOfqual must "move really fast" to tackle the threat of smart glasses and other tech being used to cheat in exams
There are of course other devices, there are smart watches and smart all sorts of things. There might be smart spectacles next…that will play
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