OpenAI drops hundreds of new math results in a day as the biggest math subreddit goes quiet
haider1 · x · 2026-10-07
- What happened: According to haider1, OpenAI released hundreds of new mathematical research results today.
- The reaction: The largest math-focused subreddit has been completely silent about it.
- The take: The author mocks years of claims that AI would never touch mathematics, noting the community's sudden quiet as AI starts encroaching on the field — framed as a public meltdown, with more than a bit of gloating.
Related event: OpenAI Open-Sources 722 Math Results from Internal Frontier Model(143 posts)→
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