OpenAI Pours Millions in Compute Into Millennium Prize Problems
NYU math professor Tristan Buckmaster revealed that OpenAI is spending millions of dollars in compute attacking Millennium Prize Problems, calling it a high-stakes race. Its latest internal models are now benchmarked on these problems, as standard math benchmarks have become too easy.
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- NYU math professor: OpenAI poured millions in compute into unsolved math problems — rohanpaul_ai · 2026-10-10
- OpenAI's newest internal model reportedly benchmarked on Millennium Prize Problems as math benchmarks get too easy — VraserX · 2026-10-11