OpenAI pulls Caltech Mathathon sponsorship after pushback from mathematicians
basedjensen · x · 2026-09-11
OpenAI announced it is withdrawing sponsorship of the Caltech Mathathon after concerns from the math community, saying it wants more dialogue on integrating AI into mathematics. Quoter sytelus mocks the move as "car-dealership-level protectionism" — mathematicians effectively arguing only they should be allowed to prompt AI on open problems.
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