AI & Intellectual Property: Mathematician Warns Against Sharing Ideas with ChatGPT
A prominent NYC mathematician claims OpenAI beat him to a $1M math problem after he used ChatGPT, sparking fresh concerns about AI companies exploiting user inputs.
What we know
An account on X reports that Tristan Buckmaster warns against putting original mathematical ideas into ChatGPT after allegedly being scooped on a Navier-Stokes prize problem. He still uses Anthropic and OpenAI Codex but no longer shares original ideas. This connects to broader intellectual debates about AI and expertise visible in the Interesting feed, such as the another account on X commentary on Terence Tao.
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