Caltech Students Clash Over AI's Role in Theorem Solving

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Caltech undergraduates launch a mathathon using AI to tackle hard conjectures, sparking a national debate in academia as more than 700 sign an open letter denouncing the event; OpenAI withdraws funding and tokens amid concerns about AI-generated research, while organizers push for responsible AI use and continued engagement with tech firms as the event proceeds.
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- Top mathematicians are outraged by OpenAI’s methods The Economist
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