# Altman backs continued AI maths releases despite pressure on researchers

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sam-altman-sympathizes-with-mathematicians-but-says-openais-math-onslaught-wont-stop/
- Published: 2026-10-30T13:01:14+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T13:23:47+00:00
- Original publisher: The Verge
- Original article: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1023054/altman-cheeky-pint-ai-math-interview
- Topics: AI, Business, Companies, Markets, Research, Science, Technology

## Key points

- Altman says OpenAI will keep releasing mathematical results.
- Researchers criticise the releases’ context and verification.
- OpenAI has spent hundreds of millions on maths research.

## Summary

OpenAI chief Sam Altman says he understands the strain the company’s flood of AI-generated mathematical results has placed on researchers, but believes releasing fundamental discoveries is more important than the disruption. He says OpenAI will continue publishing findings and hints that it has many more results in reserve.

Researchers have criticised the releases for weak explanations, limited context and inadequate attribution, leaving others to verify and interpret the claims. OpenAI has also withheld details of a claimed Yang-Mills theory breakthrough after consulting a hand-picked expert group, drawing criticism over research gatekeeping. Altman said the company spent hundreds of millions of dollars on mathematical work, including about $10 million or more on a Navier-Stokes result, and described an internal push to test models on difficult problems.

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