OpenAI vs Mathematicians: Who Really Solved the Century-Old Problem First?
BWay124 · x · 2026-09-09
Commenting on the dispute between mathematicians and an AI lab over a century-old math problem: the mathematicians used advanced AI to solve part of it, then OpenAI used their research to claim the full solution first.
The author frames it as a chicken-and-egg question—could either side have done it alone?—and highlights the gray area: research done with your own model may feel protected, but what about work done by renting someone else's model? He admits he dislikes many OpenAI decisions while acknowledging its products' real impact.
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