Reporter probes whether AI school Alpha School is a cult, publishes insider email
benjaminjriley · x · 2026-09-16
- Journalist benjaminjriley says his reporting raises the question of whether AI education company Alpha School is a cult.
- He published an email from an "Alpha-Beta" that he says may be informative on that question.
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