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Tristan BuckmasterResearcher
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3 shared articlesDiego CórdobaResearcher
3 shared articlesDerya UnutmazResearcher
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OpenAI's 'Embarrassing' Math
TechCrunchnewsnegativeOct 20, 2025
OpenAI overstated GPT-5's mathematical capabilities by claiming it solved previously unsolved Erdős problems when it only found existing literature solutions.
“OpenAI researcher acknowledged that only solutions already in literature were found, not new discoveries.”
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The loudest voices stoking fears about AI dangers have made tremendous headway in the past two weeks
deeplearning.aimixedSep 29, 2026
“OpenAI researcher who spoke with mathematician Tristan Buckmaster about the Navier-Stokes proof and disputed allegations of pressuring him over credit.”
Bender and Hanna dissect Gates and Zuckerberg's AI manifestos
BuzzsproutnegativeSep 19, 2026
“Allegedly told Tristan Buckmaster that OpenAI's proof was generated with very little human input and threatened his career.”
OpenAI claims a 10,000-agent Navier–Stokes breakthrough; mathematician alleges misconduct
Scientific AmericanmixedSep 9, 2026
“OpenAI math team leader who allegedly called Buckmaster to discuss credit for Navier-Stokes result.”
Accelerating Science: GPT-5 Makes Novel Discoveries in Math and Science
OpenAIcautiousJul 19, 2026
“Tested a decision-making method with Christian Coester; GPT-5 found a counterexample and improved optimization results.”
From napkin sketch to research breakthrough
sciencenews.orgmixedJun 9, 2026
“OpenAI researcher who stated the AI model used was a general-purpose language model trained for reasoning without math-specific tools.”