OpenAI Math Papers Slammed as Slop: 'Thanks for the Free RLHF'
suchenzang · x · 2026-10-10
A viral X post argues OpenAI's math papers mix real breakthroughs with glaring errors buried under embarrassingly bad writing, letting mathematicians do the validation grunt work: 'Thanks for the free RLHF.' Former OpenAI researcher Susan Zhang responded sarcastically, mocking the idea that mathematicians should be grateful for the 'slopdrop' backed by billions in compute. The exchange captures growing friction between AI labs' massive unreviewed output and the academic verification ecosystem.
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