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Terence Tao backs boycott of OpenAI over AI-generated math papers

Original: Fields Medalist Terence Tao backs a call for mathematicians to boycott OpenAI, after it released 722 AI-generated manusc

Fields Medalist Terence Tao has endorsed a call for mathematicians to boycott OpenAI after the company released 722 AI-generated mathematics manuscripts in a single day. Three of the papers were quickly withdrawn over errors, and Tao criticized the mass release as a demonstration of power rather than genuine scholarship. The episode has reignited debate over AI's place in academic publishing and research standards.

Why now: A prominent mathematician publicly challenging OpenAI's mass AI-generated publishing has struck a nerve in academic and AI communities.

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• Fields Medalist Terence Tao backs a call for mathematicians to boycott OpenAI, after it released 722 AI-generated manuscripts in a day, three already withdrawn over errors. Calls it “a demonstration of power,” not scholarship. Full story: https:// ainewsreport.org/blog/terence-… · AInews_report · 2

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