Mathematicians ask whether OpenAI used their data to crack group theory problems
rbhar90 · x · 2026-09-10
Mathematician Andreas Thoms publicly wondered whether OpenAI used his personal user data to train a model that solved a non-sofic group problem. Quant researcher henryquantum urged OpenAI and other frontier labs to thoughtfully clarify these concerns.
The argument: the labs derive enormous value from such announcements — and from the mathematical community's work via training data and otherwise — making transparency about data provenance a growing point of contention.
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