OpenAI pulls out of Caltech math hackathon after mathematicians' open letter slams AI math 'slop'
exophades · reddit · 2026-09-11
Per Business Insider, OpenAI withdrew from a Caltech math hackathon after mathematicians published an open letter criticizing AI-generated math content as 'slop'. The letter, which also referenced Anthropic, highlights growing resistance from the top mathematics community to heavy AI involvement in math events, underscoring rising friction between academic mathematicians and AI labs.
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