Multiple students detected using AI to solve exam questions at Seoul National University
Multiple students at Seoul National University used AI to solve problems during a Statistics Experiments midterm exam in October 2025, despite the school's prior notice forbidding AI use for problem-solving. The university voided the exam results and announced plans to hold a retake.
What happened
Multiple students in a Statistics Experiments course at Seoul National University used AI to solve problems during the midterm exam held in October 2025.
The course, offered by the College of Natural Sciences, was an in-person class with approximately 30 students, and the exam was conducted on computers located in the classroom.
The school had notified students before the exam that AI use in problem-solving was prohibited, but some students engaged in the unauthorized practice.
Reported impact
Seoul National University voided the midterm exam results for the course.
The university decided to conduct a retake exam.
Index analysis
Seoul National University stated that no evidence of collective cheating was found and determined the violations to be individual instances of misconduct.
Governance controls
Prior to the exam, the school issued a notice explicitly prohibiting AI use in problem-solving.
The university planned to hold an AI workshop on November 21 for undergraduate students on the topic 'Is it okay to do homework with ChatGPT?', which had been planned since September.
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Sources and evidence
This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.