It said it can be download “on demand” so that might make the clearing pointless.
Comment on Secret calculator hack brings ChatGPT to the TI-84, enabling easy cheating
partial_accumen@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Its been quite a while since I’ve taken a proctored exam, but then all the proctors would clear all the memory on your calc before they’d let you use it for test. Is that not the case anymore?
umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
Jekyll@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Make people switch devices, problem solved. Does not work without tampering with the hardware
umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
Or use a dongle to lock the calc in test mode, where unlock needs a passcode sent from it.
bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.world 1 week ago
The launcher program can be downloaded on-demand, avoiding detection if a teacher inspects or clears the calculator’s memory
If I understood it correctly, the Wi-Fi module appears as a standard calculator-to-calculator interface, so built-in commands can install the cheat apps at any time.
Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Depends on the exam. Some don’t even allow programmable calcs because they don’t even want to deal with possible shit like this. I have already seen a certification exam where they provide the calculators as well.