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OpenAI researcher allegedly pressured mathematician over Anthropic co-author

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An OpenAI researcher allegedly pressured mathematician Tristan Buckmaster to remove a co-author from a paper detailing an AI-assisted breakthrough on the Navier-Stokes equations. The co-author works for Anthropic, and OpenAI reportedly threatened Buckmaster when he refused to remove them. OpenAI subsequently claimed its own breakthrough using the same solution path, despite Buckmaster having uploaded his drafts to Codex, an OpenAI model. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about research integrity and data privacy within AI labs, potentially impacting collaborative efforts.

RANK_REASON The cluster describes allegations of unethical pressure and potential data misuse by a researcher at a major AI lab, rather than a direct release or product announcement.

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OpenAI researcher allegedly pressured mathematician over Anthropic co-author

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  1. The Decoder TIER_1 English(EN) · Matthias Bastian ·

    OpenAI researcher allegedly pressured mathematician to drop Anthropic co-author from math breakthrough paper

    <p><img alt="" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" height="768" src="https://the-decoder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/openai_logo_dark_blue.png" style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px;" width="1376" /></p> <p> Mathematician Tristan Buckmaster says OpenAI pressured…

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