OpenAI Just Claimed a Huge Math Discovery. Some Academics Are Crying Foul
OpenAI Just Claimed a Huge Math Discovery. Some Academics Are Crying Foul
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OpenAI announced an AI-generated solution to a 200-year-old mathematical problem describing fluid behavior, following rumors of Anthropic's progress. Over 1,000 agents initially, then up to 10,000, worked for more than 50 hours to achieve this. However, OpenAI acknowledged that de-identified data from product usage might have contributed to model improvement, leading some academics to question the discovery.
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OpenAI said today that it has found an AI-generated solution to one of the biggest problems in mathematics —a 200-year-old equation that describes the natural behavior of fluids like water and air. The announcement appears to demonstrate the stunning power for AI to advance mathematics. But it has been marred by claims…