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OpenAI Withdraws from Caltech Mathathon After Mathematicians' Open Letter

An open letter from current and former Caltech mathematicians accusing AI labs of treating research math as an 'advertising opportunity' prompted OpenAI to pull its sponsorship of the October 30 hackathon.

Key points

  • OpenAI withdrew sponsorship of the Caltech Mathathon after an open letter from current and former Caltech mathematicians warned of 'destructive impacts' on the discipline.
  • The hackathon, scheduled for October 30, was backed by roughly $2 million in AI credits jointly from OpenAI and Anthropic.
  • The letter accused AI companies of treating research math as an 'advertising opportunity' and warned labs would 'take credit for the effort of talented undergrads.'
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