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In August, OpenAI gathered roughly 40 mathematicians to discuss how to handle AI‑generated solutions that may outpace human ability in mathematics. Attendees heard that OpenAI’s models had allegedly solved hundreds of longstanding problems, but the company told the group it would not release the solutions all at once—a claim the spokesperson said OpenAI was “not aware of.” The mathematicians expressed both excitement and dread and urged OpenAI to publish detailed papers rather than brief blog posts or tweets, as it had done earlier that month with ten problems. According to Northwestern mathematician Bryna Kra, OpenAI ignored that request.

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