Top Mathematicians Are Outraged by OpenAI's Methods, Economist Reports
sbulaev · hn · 2026-09-12
The Economist reports that leading mathematicians are publicly outraged by OpenAI's methods in mathematical research, sparking heated debate on Hacker News about research ethics and the growing friction between AI labs and the math community.
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