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OpenAI's blow to mathematicians: They have annihilated my field of research

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/science/article/2026/10/12/openai-s-latest-blow-to-mathematicians-they-have-annihilated-my-field-of-research_6758515_10.html
4•sieste•1h ago

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gnabgib•1h ago
You've dropped the important part of the title (OpenAI, mathematicians), and kept the clickbait.. how about: OpenAI's blow to mathematicians: 'They have annihilated my field of research'

Recent related:

OpenAI Withdraws 3 Math Papers (382 points, 24 days ago, 612 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50002650

A look at the math that OpenAI claims computes faster Fourier transforms (249 points, 19 days ago, 170 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50065932

Simons Foundation launches $15M effort to help mathematicians navigate AI era (249 points, 16 days ago, 201 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50104654

"I'm on a war footing": Terry Tao and the crisis in math (230 points, 15 days ago, 541 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50118165

Why Math Dumped OpenAI (92 points, 15 days ago, 14 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50128468

The math that OpenAI keeps for itself (54 points, 14 days ago, 19 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50134211

OAI-math-revised: a community hub for revising OpenAI's math write-ups (53 points, 7 days ago, 43 comments) https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/10/24/oai-math-revised-a...

AI use leads UC Berkeley math professor to see 'no point' in grading homework (240 points, 6 days ago, 342 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50233304

The Exponential Time Hypothesis Is False [pdf] (802 points, 5 days ago, 301 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50251661

sieste•1h ago
I thought the context would be obvious, but you're right. I've changed it to the full title.
trio8453•45m ago
I get that it's disruptive to mathematicians but I'm also wondering what people would have OpenAI do differently -

1. Not train models to get better on certain verifiable tasks like math proofs?

2. Train models to get better, produce groundbreaking proofs and keep the results private?

3. ?

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