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OpenAI faces scrutiny over math research attribution

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OpenAI's recent work on the soficity problem has drawn criticism for potentially downplaying the contributions of prior research. Mathematicians like Andreas Thom and Fournier-Facio argue that OpenAI's mathematicians overlooked or failed to adequately credit key mathematical steps from 2016 and 2019 papers. While OpenAI stated they take responsibility for the correctness of their results and plan to update their paper, critics contend that the company should adhere to the same academic standards as human researchers, especially as AI becomes more involved in high-level research. AI

IMPACT Highlights the ongoing tension between AI research practices and traditional academic standards, potentially impacting how AI contributions are recognized.

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OpenAI faces scrutiny over math research attribution

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    Brute force? "In particular, Astra’s key mathematical step combined ideas first found in two papers from 2016 and 2019. Andreas Thom, a mathematician at the Dre

    Brute force? "In particular, Astra’s key mathematical step combined ideas first found in two papers from 2016 and 2019. Andreas Thom, a mathematician at the Dresden University of Technology, who co-authored the 2019 paper, summarized the result on MathOverflow.com, calling it “cr…

    LINKS scientificamerican.com/…/openais-latest-m…

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