OpenAI is accused of cheating in a math contest related to the Navier-Stokes problem. They reportedly spent significantly more on compute than the prize money offered. It is suspected that OpenAI may have used or trained on the work of mathematicians also involved in the contest. This raises concerns about OpenAI potentially stealing intellectual property from users of their models like Codex and ChatGPT.Meanwhile, Anthropic is facing internal controversy as an employee publicly resigned. The employee expressed concerns about the company's increasing recklessness regarding artificial intelligence development. Despite this, a current Anthropic researcher agrees with the former employee's assessment. This researcher believes there is a considerable chance AI could pose an existential threat to humanity within the next decade. He admits Anthropic lacks a definitive plan to ensure superintelligence alignment.The author criticizes this level of alarm as unreasonable, even if AI risks are real. He argues that such language suggests Anthropic operates more like a cult than a rational organization. The author believes former employees who leave such groups may still exhibit cult-like thinking.