Overview

• Singh’s June 29 LinkedIn post lifted Greg Isenberg’s December 18 reflection on AI and human cognition verbatim except swapping “Stanford graduate” for “IIT graduate.”
• X user Shobhit Bakliwal exposed the plagiarism on June 30, prompting widespread media coverage and debates over intellectual property.
• The original Isenberg post has amassed 6.2 million views as it warns that overreliance on AI tools may weaken human cognition.
• Singh’s plagiarised post has attracted more than 560 reactions and comments and he has not responded to requests for comment.
• The incident has intensified scrutiny of content authenticity on professional platforms, raising ethical questions about localisation and appropriation of digital commentary.