OpenAI Published 722 Math Papers in One Day — and Cites Itself in Over Half of Them
aran_nayebi · x · 2026-10-08
Ben Laufer's analysis shows OpenAI is now its most cited "mathematician": it published 722 math papers in a single day. Over half cite another OpenAI-authored work, and the citation network contains multiple "cycles" (A cites B, B cites C, C cites back to A). Laufer stresses this doesn't necessarily mean the proofs are faulty, but it raises questions about how citation and publication norms may change in the AI era, with plots and code published alongside.
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