How Do We Know What People Know?
Date postedFebruary 18, 2026
By Mike Kentz, How We Frame Machines (from February 1, 2026)
Last week, the New York Times reported that the digital SAT — the version specifically redesigned to be tamper-proof — is already vulnerable to new forms of cheating. Sites in China are selling test questions. Online forums offer software that bypasses the Bluebook app’s lockdown protections. Some services will remotely control a student’s device during the exam while the student sits there and pretends to take the test.