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'Breathtaking,' 'Devastating': Mathematics Reels After New OpenAI Release

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/science/mathematicians-respond-openai-release.html
8•marojejian•1h ago

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marojejian•1h ago
Gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/science/mathematicians-re...

>If a human did this, it would be an instant Fields Medal, no questions asked.

- Alex Kontorovich, chair of the department of mathematics at Rutgers

Iolaum•57m ago
Not your fault - and thanks for the gift link - but NYT still wanted me to login to read it.

Their prerogative, but no thanks.

marojejian•41m ago
I get this comment so often when I post NYT gift links now, I guess I should always include the archive link to prevent them:

https://archive.is/ANnky

ChrisArchitect•58m ago
Related:

Reactions to 100 Solutions

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50019499

flounderXM•57m ago
Is it paywalled just for me?
novaRom•55m ago
I wonder how many chat logs they did use in model's training data? If model consumes human’s reasoning (the chat logs) and then presents results as its own, it's a kind of parasite right?

Harvesting collective output of human consciousness to build AI that then replaces the very people who provided the input.

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