Questions raised over grants from Tom Kalil's fund to a top mathematician's research group
suchenzang · x · 2026-09-17
A reply alleges that Timothy's research group recently received several large grants from a fund run by Tom Kalil, prompting questions about potential conflicts of interest; former OpenAI researcher Shenyang amplifies it with a knowing "ah."
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