ALTMAN SAYS MATHEMATICIANS HAVE GONE FROM WERE COOKED TO EMBRACING AI

What happened: Sam Altman said mathematicians moved from fearing AI to embracing it after OpenAI entered the field, describing a cycle from disbelief to Why it matters: Altman's account contrasts with mathematicians who describe an existential shift, including disputes over OpenAI's Navier-Stokes claim and a Caltech contest OpenAI stopped sponsoring. Key numbers: OpenAI announced in September its models solved the Navier-Stokes equations. Over 700 academics signed an open letter against the Caltech "mathathon," set for November. OpenAI said this month it solved over 700 more problems.

Sam Altman said mathematicians moved from fearing AI to embracing it after OpenAI entered the field, describing a cycle from disbelief to

Altman's account contrasts with mathematicians who describe an existential shift, including disputes over OpenAI's Navier-Stokes claim and a Caltech contest OpenAI stopped sponsoring. Key numbers: OpenAI announced in September its models solved the Navier-Stokes equations. Over 700 academics signed an open letter against the Caltech "mathathon," set for November. OpenAI said this month it solved over 700 more problems.