Mathematician's student fumes after OpenAI releases results scooping his conjecture work
littmath · x · 2026-10-07
- After OpenAI released new math results from its frontier model, mathematician littmath noted one result was a special case of his conjecture, pointedly asking "Did you notice the word 'stronger'?"
- His student @jackalblackhole vented about being scooped by OpenAI, calling the experience bitter and expressing frustration at the lab.
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