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OpenAI's math scoops spark mathematician revolt over 'stolen' proofsBuckmaster releases statement disputing OpenAI's account
8 Sep 12 10:55 AM · 12d ago · 1 article · 17 posts · 2 comments · 5 sources · development 8 of 8
Tristan Buckmaster publishes a formal statement detailing his and Alpöge's interactions with OpenAI, saying the company would not directly answer when its first prompt referencing their work was sent; The Verge separately reports mathematicians describing the AI labs' rivalry as 'childish.'
“I asked when the first prompt had been sent by them. This question was not answered directly by OpenAI for some time.”
Tristan BuckmasterTristan Buckmaster NYU mathematics professorLevent Alpöge Mathematician, Buckmaster's collaboratorAndreas Thom MathematicianOpenAI AI companyJames Robinson Mathematician, University of Warwick
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https://www. theguardian.com/science/2026/s ep/12/openai-mathematicians-millennium-prize-problem . "Prof James Robinson, a mathematician at the # University of # Warwick , said... 'It’s frustrating to see these big # tech # companies burning this fuel up just so that they can show off about how great their latest model is... It seems like immature…
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12/12 Source list techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/o... openai.com/index/navier... openai.com/api/pricing/ help.
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They are all based on neural networks and it turns out that LLMs are good at anything that can be tokenised. This is not about language any more and LLMs are increasingly good at work with images, proteins, sound, DNS, sensor output, etc. If you think there is some kind of "but this is just language models" gotcha from 2004, think again.
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“(Open Ai’s) latest AI model had cracked a Millennium Prize Problem, a puzzle with a $1m reward that had defied human brains for decades. A near-trillion dollar private company had unleashed 10,000 agents. The bill was estimated at $15m” The Ponzi Cash Hammer cracks a nut. https://www. theguardian.com/science/2026/s…
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OpenAI fought dirty on career-making math problem, says NYU mathematician | TechCrunch
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Not really, when the claim at issue is what mathematicians think , citing mathematicians is direct evidence, not an appeal to authority. Both of you are just arguing prevalence, and 25 > 1. The actual weak spot is that nobody claimed unanimity, and taking a job isn't an endorsement.
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AI has made racing for mathematical breakthroughs is "pointless" That's according to Australian mathematician Tristan Buckmaster, who was at the centre of a global controversy last week. He says AI is a great tool, but what happened to him shows the risks. https://www. abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/rac…
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In my sport, institutions split on the basis of whether they focus on being first or whether they focus on an intrinsic activity that people do for love, necessity, a personal challenge, and community. Really hoping science doesn’t land with that toxic structure. https://www. theverge.com/ai-artificial-int…
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OpenAI exploitative research practices > OpenAI pulled its sponsorship of the Caltech Mathathon on September 10, after an open letter signed by 771 mathematicians called the event destructive and accused AI companies of research misconduct. https://www. implicator.ai/openai-pulls-cal tech-mathathon-sponsorship-after-771-mathematicians-object/
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They really are the colonial settlers of the information age... Controversy erupts as OpenAI claims solution to Navier Stokes maths problem https://www. abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/ope nai-navier-stokes-millennium-problem-claims/107132242
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And THIS is one of the ways generative AI will ruin humanity - not the models, but those who control it. https:// cims.nyu.edu/~tristanb/stateme nt.pdf
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OpenAI Steals Math Solution, Intimidates Victim, And Fools The Gullible
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