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Chinese Tech Firms Disable AI Chatbots as Gaokao Exams Conclude

Authorities have issued alerts over phishing schemes falsely claiming that AI monitoring flagged students for gaokao violations.

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Students preparing for China’s rigorous gaokao college entrance exams, seen here using digital devices and study materials in a modern library setting. Amid fears of AI-enabled cheating, Chinese tech giants have suspended chatbot features while authorities deploy surveillance and network jammers to maintain exam integrity.
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Overview

  • More than 13.3 million students completed the four-day national college entrance exams, closing the annual gaokao on June 10.
  • Alibaba’s Qwen, ByteDance’s Doubao, Tencent’s Yuanbao and Moonshot AI’s Kimi suspended photo-recognition and question-answering features during exam hours to prevent cheating.
  • Officials across regions maintained strict anti-cheating protocols including AI-driven surveillance, biometric scans, signal blockers and enhanced device screenings.
  • The Ministry of Education unveiled guidelines for ethical AI use in schools and barred students from using AI to generate open-ended content.
  • Law enforcement and education bureaus cautioned families to verify gaokao results through official channels after reports of fake cheating notifications.