Overview

• Top chatbots including Alibaba’s Qwen, ByteDance’s Doubao, Tencent’s Yuanbao, Moonshot’s Kimi and DeepSeek shut down image-recognition and question-answer features from June 7 to 10 to uphold exam fairness.
• More than 13.3 million students sat the gaokao this year, China’s decisive multi-day test that largely determines university admissions.
• Authorities deployed AI-powered monitoring to flag irregular behaviors, conducted biometric ID checks, screened for digital devices and used radio signal blockers at exam centres.
• With results due around the end of June, officials have cautioned against phishing scams that use fake notices of AI-detected cheating and demand fees.
• China continues to expand AI education in schools but has drawn a firm line against its misuse for cheating during exams.