AI Glasses: The New Cheat Sheet
Chinese students are renting AI-powered smart glasses to ace exams. These glasses, equipped with cameras and large language models, scan questions and provide answers in a blink. It’s like having a tiny, invisible tutor perched on your nose.
Despite bans in national and civil service exams, students are slipping these gadgets into regular school exams. The glasses look like regular specs but pack a high-tech punch, fooling teachers and invigilators alike.
Top Scores, No Sweat
A Hong Kong University experiment showed a student wearing AI glasses scored 92.5 out of 100, landing in the top five. The average score was a mere 72. Clearly, these glasses are doing more than just correcting vision.
With prices from $270 to over $1,000, these glasses are a pricey investment. But savvy students are renting them for $6 to $12 a day on platforms like Xianyu, making cheating affordable for the masses.
The Business of Cheating
Vivian, a student from Hebei, not only uses these glasses to cheat but also rents them out. It’s a side hustle that pays, and she’s not alone. Students are turning into entrepreneurs, renting their high-tech specs to peers who need a little ‘extra help.’
With a discreet remote resembling a ring, users scan questions and get answers displayed directly on the lens. It’s cheating gone digital, and it’s spreading faster than a rumor in a dorm.
Quick Facts
- •💡 AI smart glasses are used by Chinese students to cheat on exams.
- •💡 A student scored 92.5 out of 100 using AI glasses, compared to an average of 72.
- •💡 AI glasses are banned in national exams but used in regular school tests.
- •💡 Rental prices for AI glasses range from $6 to $12 per day.
- •💡 Students like Vivian rent out AI glasses, turning cheating into a business.