OpenAI's October 6 dump of more than 700 AI-generated math manuscripts wiped out research programs belonging to early-career mathematicians, NYU professor Tristan Buckmaster told CNBC. Colleagues warn the volume threatens collaborative norms and raise questions about whether unpublished proposals fed the models.
Source: Quartz
A top NYU mathematician still uses Anthropic and OpenAI Codex but he no longer puts a single original idea into any of them Tristan Buckmaster says when OpenAI dropped 722 math papers on Tuesday, whole research programs of early-career mathematicians got wiped out in a single
— Vaibhav Sisinty (@VaibhavSisinty) Oct 10, 2026
stop putting your best ideas into ChatGPT.. a top NYU mathematician just explained why Tristan Buckmaster says OpenAI raced him to a $1 million math problem.. and the prize is not what he is angry about what he said: > he still uses Anthropic and OpenAI Codex.. but he no
— Kyros (@IamKyros69) Oct 9, 2026
On Oct. 6, @OpenAI released 722 math papers at once. Nearly all came from an internal AI model that isn't public yet. A day later, OpenAI said about 42% of the main results had Lean proofs, which let a computer check every step. One sign error invalidated three papers, which
— fox hsiao (@pirrer) Oct 10, 2026
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