OpenAI says one internal model cleared 100 open math problems, and offers mathematicians an advisory seat

OpenAI said on Monday it is setting up an independent advisory group at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, called the Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence. According to the company's post, the group is meant to act as "a bridge to the mathematical community and broader public, giving mathematicians a voice in how we move forward." Members, who include Fields Medalist Timothy Gowers, will not be paid. They can assess the significance of new results, coordinate their release, offer unsolicited advice, speak publicly and control their own membership. They will not be able to slow down or redirect OpenAI's mathematical research. The company paired the announcement with a fresh claim: the same internal model that produced a solution to the Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize problem has resolved more than 100 additional open problems across most areas of mathematics. OpenAI says training on that model began on August 28, putting the run at roughly a month, and that its own mathematicians were "surprised" by the results. The pace is the point of contention. Earlier this month, 25 Fields Medal-winning mathematicians signed an open letter arguing that AI labs are threatening their intellectual work as they compete to solve famous problems, and critics warn that machine-produced answers can arrive without the conceptual understanding the field is built on.