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OpenAI's AI solved a math problem. A mathematician has one key question.

OpenAI's AI solved a math problem. A mathematician has one key question.

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OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, said its AI agents solved a famous maths problem in 88 hours. New York University mathematician Tristan Buckmaster questioned whether his drafts, stored in OpenAI's Codex tool, had been used as input, although he clarified that he was "not accusing anyone of anything". OpenAI says its system couldn't have been influenced, but researchers fear AI is eroding trust in science.

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