OpenAI's math breakthrough questioned: HN users cite lack of transparency
antirez · x · 2026-08-01
Regarding OpenAI's claim of ten AI advances in mathematics and theoretical computer science, the Hacker News community expressed strong skepticism.
Commenters pointed out a lack of transparency in the research:
- Missing experimental details: Doubts were raised about the claimed $2000 cost, arguing that OpenAI did not disclose the total number of problems attempted, the failure rate, or the cost of the harness (e.g., access to a compute cluster).
- Questionable attribution: Some questioned whether OpenAI simply hired capable combinatorics researchers, making the AI's role incidental.
antirez shared the discussion, finding it sociologically interesting to see people unable to cope with AI results.
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