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Touched on their hypotenuse: Why mathematicians are upset with OpenAI

IOL Tech · 07 October 2026 at 11:15

Touched on their hypotenuse: Why mathematicians are upset with OpenAI

Mathematicians have accused OpenAI of using private user research to solve a Millennium Prize Problem and " scooping" their work.

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