Satirical open letter pitch: mathematicians should demand OpenAI release all solutions
panickssery · x · 2026-09-23
A pointed satirical take: an opposing camp of mathematicians should publish an open letter asking OpenAI to release all of its model's math solutions, since people go to work each day tackling problems already solved — "a great waste, for those who care about math progress over status hierarchy and prestige." Under the humor is a real critique of frontier labs hoarding research results.
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