Mathematicians' AHM blasts OpenAI's release of 700+ math manuscripts as a power play
nabeelqu · x · 2026-10-08
Terence Tao's blog reposted a statement by the Association for Human Mathematics (AHM) against OpenAI's October 6 release of a repository of purported solutions to high-profile math problems, with nabeelqu riffing on how different communities react to AI (chess players want to exploit it; mathematicians and artists resist).
Key points from the statement:
- OpenAI, currently defending lawsuits over alleged plagiarism, copyright infringement, and trademark dilution, released 700+ files at once claiming to solve several famous math problems.
- The Advisory Group on Mathematics and AI — OpenAI's claimed source of legitimacy — had stated frontier AI companies should not test advanced math problems on internal models, which OpenAI ignored.
- AHM argues the release "is not a demonstration of scholarship, but a demonstration of power," and urges mathematicians to discontinue work with OpenAI.
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