A Top Mexican University Used AI to Prevent Exam Cheating. Now Thousands of Admissions Are in Doubt
UNAM said 2% of applicants were affected as it found signs of AI use, leaked questions and other cheating methods.
- On Friday, UNAM invalidated around 3,000 admissions tests after an investigation found students cheated using phones, companions, and identity theft during the online exam.
- The university's first online exam aimed to make testing accessible for more than 150,000 applicants competing for 21,962 spots, but results revealed an unusually high number of perfect scores.
- Consequently, UNAM will administer an in-person control exam to around 58,000 applicants who passed in the past five years, with the committee recommending it be held 'as soon as possible.'
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested on Tuesday that the university enlist the attorney general's help, as enrollment remains suspended while UNAM investigates the scandal.
- Defending its surveillance systems, Territorium Life said its platform 'operated as planned,' while Rector Leonardo Lomel urged applicants to show 'ethical behavior' to protect institutional integrity.
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Mexico City, Mexico — The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) will make thousands of applicants re-take their undergraduate entrance exam after controversy over suspected AI use. University officials opened an investigation after suspiciously high results in the first round of testing, which took place online in May and June. The announcement has stirred controversy among applicants and students given the high stakes application pro…
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