An AI-Supervised Remote Exam Went So Badly That 58,000 Students Must Retake It

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By BeauHDAug 3, 2026, 7:05 pm88 ptsTrending
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Earlier this summer, nearly 160,000 applicants took the entrance exam for UNAM, Mexico's largest university. For the first time, they did it completely remotely, using a "lockdown" browser and AI-powered webcam proctoring software, over several weeks from…

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