OpenAI pulls out of Caltech math hackathon; Extropic steps in as sponsor
mjdramstead · x · 2026-09-12
- Per @ns123abc, OpenAI has withdrawn from the Caltech math hackathon and is no longer sponsoring it.
- Guillaume Verdon (@beffjezos) of Extropic announced his company is taking over as sponsor, quipping "Let knowledge production accelerate!"
- A quick sponsor swap between AI companies on a math research event.
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