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Smart eyeglasses have been around for a while now, and though still far from a popular gadget, AI-powered versions have seen increasing use by students in China who use them to boost their chances of scoring high on exams.
AI smart glasses integrated with AI models are all the rage among Chinese students looking to cheat their way through difficult exams.
Equipped with cameras and audio features and powered by large language models, these glasses can scan texts and exam questions and then provide answers in augmented reality, without anyone’s noticing.
Early versions of smart glasses looked bulky and were cumbersome to wear, but modern eyewear from companies like Xiaomi and Alibaba have stylish designs that are very hard to distinguish from conventional eyeglasses.
Although AI smart glasses are banned from national college entrance exams and civil service exams, they are still being used during regular school exams, with surprising results.
In an experiment conducted by researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, a student wearing smart glasses, equipped with an AI model like ChatGPT 5.2, placed among the top five out of 100 students, with a score of 92.5 out of 100. The average score among non-assisted students was 72.
With prices ranging from from USD$270 to more than $1,000 (NTD$8,100-$30,000), AI smart glasses may not be worth the investment for students seeking to use them only on exams.
But that is where secondhand marketplace platforms like Xianyu come into play, offering dozens of rental options, with prices ranging from 40 yuan to 80 yuan (USD$6 to $12) a day, depending on the model.
Vivian, a university student in Hebei province, says that she uses her AI smart glasses to cheat in any subject that she thinks she might fail and also rents them out to other students in need.
Using a small remote that looks like a ring, wearers can scan texts and questions and then feed the data to AI models that will then display answers on the lens, without anyone else’s noticing.
But, what kind of professionals will students, who cheat with AI, become? Probably not very good ones, so it will be proper karma when AI finally takes all their jobs. What goes around come around.
SOURCE: odditycentral.com
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