OpenAI publishes 700-plus papers claiming to solve maths problems
What happened
On 6 October 2026, OpenAI released more than 700 mathematics manuscripts at once, claiming to have solved hundreds of unsolved maths problems. On 10 October, The Decoder reported that the maths blog Proofs and Prompts subsequently gathered responses from over 100 researchers, with the maths community reacting with shock and anger. The situation is still developing, and no specific verification of the manuscripts' contents has yet been reached.
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- The DecoderSelected"How much beauty have we lost?" Mathematicians react with shock and disgust as OpenAI bulldozes their field
OpenAI published more than 700 AI-generated manuscripts claiming solutions to open math problems. A math blog then collected over 100 responses from researchers, ranging from fascination with new ideas to existential fears and grief over a lost way of working. Fields Medalist Hugo Duminil-Copin wrote, "I am paralysed."
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