Alpha High row deepens: purported student says most Alpha students' posts are AI-made
benjaminjriley · x · 2026-09-09
The Alpha School controversy escalated: an account claiming to be an Alpha student told AI-education researcher Ben Riley that "most Alpha students' posts are entirely made by AI," and suggested a classmate's concern letter to principal MacKenzie Price might also have been AI-generated. Riley publicly asked for clarification on the accusation.
Kelsey Tuoc added that Alpha School itself requires students to get X accounts and accumulate followers, undercutting the "don't criticize kids" defense. The AI-driven school now faces a genuine authenticity puzzle over which of its students' posts are even human-written.
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