OpenAI’s AGMAI maths and AI advisory group draws controversy
What happened
On 21 September 2026, mathematician Terence Tao announced through a guest post on his blog that OpenAI and nine mathematicians had formed AGMAI, an advisory group on mathematics and artificial intelligence. The group says it will operate independently of OpenAI and advise it and other frontier AI labs on reviewing results and communicating them. On 29 September, The Verge reported that its creation had prompted questions from mathematicians, focused on its independence and the way it was announced. The controversy continues, with no further response from OpenAI or AGMAI mentioned in the report.
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- The Verge · AIOpenAI keeps bulldozing mathematicians
OpenAI and nine mathematicians formed AGMAI, an advisory group on mathematics and artificial intelligence. Announced in a guest post on Terence Tao's blog on 21 September, it says it will operate independently of OpenAI and advise it and other frontier AI labs on reviewing results and communicating them.
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