OpenAI's math progress suggests AI math startups are 'cooked'
littmath · x · 2026-08-27
Commenting on Boris Alexeev formalizing the existence of a complex structure on S^6 at OpenAI, a user noted this likely benefits from internal models and suggests what will be possible publicly soon. It also implies that AI math startups like Harmonic and Axiom are in trouble as big labs 'box out' funded competition.
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