ScienceOpenAI’s mathematical breakthrough sends a chill through academia

OpenAI says an unreleased model solved the famed Navier-Stokes problem in about 88 hours, but its apparent last-minute push after learning of other researchers’ progress has sparked allegations of scooping, spying, and breaches of academic norms. NYU professor Tristan Buckmaster says OpenAI pressured him; the company denies accessing specific user data but says indirect influence from de-identified data cannot be ruled out.

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