OpenAI’s ‘embarrassing’ math claim sparks backlash from Meta, DeepMind, and mathematicians.
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OpenAI’s ‘Embarrassing’ Math Controversy
OpenAI’s ‘Embarrassing’ Math Claim Sparks Industry Backlash OpenAI’s ‘embarrassing’ math moment has taken the AI world by storm. What started as a celebration of GPT-5’s supposed ability to solve long-standing math problems quickly turned into a public correction from experts — and a lesson in scientific humility. Image Credits:Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto / Getty Images Meta’s Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun didn’t mince words. Describing the situation as “Hoisted by their own GPTards,” LeCun mocked the wave of backlash after OpenAI researchers proudly announced that GPT-5 had achieved major mathematical breakthroughs. Even Google DeepMind’s CEO Demis Hassabis weighed in, calling the situation “embarrassing.” What Triggered The ‘Embarrassing’ Math Controversy According to The Decoder , the uproar began when OpenAI VP Kevin Weil posted — and later deleted — a tweet claiming that “GPT-5 found solutions to 10 (!) previously unsolved Erdős problems and made progress on 11 others.” For context, Erdős pr…