# Einstein AI Homework Agent

> A homework bot drew a claimed 124,000 visitors, then vanished after legal demands.

- Owner: Companion / Advait Paliwal
- Kind: Moment
- Sector: Education
- Seed date: 2026-02-23
- Peak date: Week of Feb 26, 2026
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 13 (Niche), v1.2
- Mechanics: Controversy, Transgression, Response chain, Platform jump, Press loop

## Summary

Companion launched Einstein on February 22. Educators shared its coursework claims on Bluesky and Reddit, and education outlets covered the debate. Paliwal revised the pitch, then removed the site after legal demands over Canvas and the Einstein name.

## Timeline

- 2026-02-22 — Companion / Advait Paliwal (Open web) — Companion released Einstein, which promised to complete coursework on behalf of students.
- 2026-02-23 — Ethan Mollick (@emollick.bsky.social) (Threads) — Mollick posted screenshots of Einstein and warned educators about an OpenClaw tool designed to cheat.
- 2026-02-23 — John Warner / Inside Higher Ed (Press) — Warner discussed Einstein and said he and others had been posting about it on Bluesky.

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Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/einstein-ai-homework-agent

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Einstein AI Homework Agent.” Case HIS-00732. Spread Score v1.2: 13/100. Updated 2026-10-17. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00732