Mathematicians Push Back Against AI Lab's 'Mathathon' Compute-Heavy Paper Scooping
_lewtun · x · 2026-09-10
Mathematician Quasilocal launched a statement opposing a frontier AI lab's so-called "Mathathon", arguing it burns massive compute to scoop open math problems and publish results first — "destroying interesting avenues of research for the sake of advertising" and flooding the research landscape with slop.
Reposter postquantum draws the sharper point: a company claiming to be "developing AI to benefit all of humanity" is burning compute to scoop two mathematicians for a press release — "imagine what they will do as they concentrate more of it."
Related event: Nearly 500 Mathematicians Sign Open Letter Against AI-Sponsored Mathathon(4 posts)→
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