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Conversation: OpenAI’s ‘embarrassing’ math Crunch

A: Hey there! Saw something interesting today, huh?
B: Oh yeah? What's up?

A: So, you know about that new GPT-5 thingy from OpenAI, right?
B: Mmm, not really. What happened?

A: Turns out, they claimed it solved these old math problems but...
B: ...but?

A: Well, it looks like those problems weren't actually solved by GPT-5! It just found the solutions in some papers that were already known.
B: Oh boy, that's not good. Sounds like they overstated things a bit.

A: Yeah, and even the researcher who was boasting about it admitted it later. Oops!
B: Whoa, I can imagine the backlash on that one. Seems like they jumped the gun a little.

A: Totally! It's funny because LeCun called them out as their own "GPTards" and Hassabis said it was embarrassing.
B: Haha, I can imagine the memes now. That's too much, man!

A: So, lesson learned? Double-check your claims next time before going public with 'em?
B: Absolutely! Better safe than sorry, right? Let's hope they don't make the same mistake twice!
Summary
A researcher claimed that new GPT-5 model from OpenAI solved old math problems, but it was later discovered the solutions were found in known papers. The researcher's boasts were criticized by Yann LeCun and Demis Hassabis, causing potential backlash. The incident highlights the importance of
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ID: 16ec4306-caf7-428a-8375-abe7c8731e94

Category ID: conversation_summary

URL: https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/19/openais-embarrassing-math/#conversation

Date: Oct. 20, 2025

Notes: 2025-10-20

Created: 2025/10/20 04:12

Updated: 2025/12/07 23:54

Last Read: 2025/10/20 09:22

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