Researchers clash over AI's 'most significant day in math history' — was it GPT-3 or o1?
giffmana · x · 2026-10-07
Disputing the claim of "the most significant day in math history," mathematician @littmath argues that if it counts as a leading indicator, the milestone should arguably be GPT-3's release instead. giffmana quips that if playing that game, it would have to be o1, not GPT-3.
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