Reported Student Misuse of ChatGPT, StudyX, and Gemini to Obtain Answers During Vietnam's 2025 National High School Graduation Exam

June 26, 2025

Multiple students in Vietnam were reported to have used generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, StudyX, and Gemini to cheat during the national high school graduation exams on June 26–27, 2025. Incidents involved smuggling phones and cameras into exam rooms, transmitting questions outside in real time, and receiving allegedly AI-generated answers. Investigations are ongoing regarding these breaches and related information leaks.

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Alleged deployer: unnamed-students-in-vietnam-accused-of-cheating
Alleged developer: openai, studyx, google
Alleged harmed parties: vietnam-ministry-of-education-and-training, universities-relying-on-exam-scores, students-in-vietnam, general-public-of-vietnam

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