OpenAI forms math advisory group as internal model reportedly solves over 100 open problems

The advisory group includes nine prominent mathematicians such as Timothy Gowers, Edward Witten, and Melanie Matchett Wood. Members are unpaid, operate independently, and can publish their advice publicly, but OpenAI explicitly states the group will not advise on the pace of its internal research. The announcement responds to an open letter from 25 Fields Medalists warning that measuring AI by solved problems undermines conceptual understanding. The Decoder reports that a second Millennium Prize problem, the Hodge conjecture, may be among those solved, and notes rumors that OpenAI pursued the Navier–Stokes problem after hearing a rival team involving Anthropic researchers had cracked it. TechCrunch notes only one advisory member, Camillo de Lellis, signed the Fields Medalists' letter.