Graph algorithm researchers shrug at OpenAI's general matching math result
thegautamkamath · x · 2026-10-13
Responding to the claim that mathematicians can't afford to ignore OpenAI's math papers, graph algorithms researcher rpeng233 says he and close collaborators have zero interest in the general matching result (#120): the approach is mostly heavy validation of tools the community already developed, so it was a better 'prize' while open.
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