# Will Depue mocks Anthropic over alleged theft of ZK-proof research

> Original title: Woah Anthropic not cool at all guys! They totally stole this guys research. This is really crazy stuff, which I'm happy to help spread si...

- Source: will depue
- Published: 2026-11-04T20:32:30.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/xbpsjsfzt9fmsnyf11ub50cl5
- Original: https://x.com/willdepue/status/2118078958344577256

## Summary

Will Depue, an OpenAI account owner, posts sarcastically that Anthropic stole a friend's research, sharing a quoted post that claims Anthropic announced remarkably similar zero-knowledge proof research for AI accountability days after the friend applied for compute support. Depue says he is happy to spread the rumor, which is not about him, and claims promoting such rumors about competitors will have no negative effects.

## Post

Woah Anthropic not cool at all guys! They totally stole this guys research. This is really crazy stuff, which I'm happy to help spread since at least it's not about me. Promoting these types of rumors about competitors will have no negative effects on the world. Toodles!

## Quoted post @frostedxyz

> anthropic just stole my best friends research
> 
> he spent the last 10 months developing zero knowledge proofs for AI accountability, only for @AnthropicAI to announce remarkably similar research days after he applied for compute support.
> 
> Can someone at Anthropic at least let him collaborate instead of jacking his research and calling it their own?
> 
> proof attached below

https://x.com/frostedxyz/status/2117751149398765916