Ask what Korea is talking about.

The education ministry announced on Oct. 29 that it will pursue criminal charges or request investigations against students caught using smart glasses (AI glasses) to cheat on the Suneung college entrance exam, treating it as a deliberate and planned disruption of a national exam. The ministry also plans to extend the exam eligibility suspension period from the current one year to three years, and will deploy dedicated personnel at each test site this year to detect smart glasses, according to KBS World, Maeil Business, and Kyunghyang Shinmun. The move follows a ministry plan to survey middle and high schools nationwide next month on how many students have been caught using AI glasses to cheat and what disciplinary measures were taken, KBS World reported on Oct. 26. Korean media outlets are reporting this as a firm government response to new cheating methods, with Dong-A Ilbo and Hankyung also covering the plan to raise the ban from one to three years.