Alpha School appears to be scrubbing its X premium and 100-follower boot camp requirements
benjaminjriley · x · 2026-09-13
Benjamin Riley observes that Alpha School, the AI-focused education startup, appears to be modifying its website's description of boot camp requirements. The site previously explicitly required students to get premium X accounts and gain 100 followers to complete boot camp. The exchange grew out of a public argument with student Teresa Campisi, who denies any such requirement exists and says critics have blocked school-affiliated adults; Riley counters with the site's change history and questions whether students have become the content.
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