# This professor used AI for a maths breakthrough. He says OpenAI heard about it and rushed out to solve it first.

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Published: 2026-09-13T05:23:49+00:00
Content role: commentary

## Summary

AI has made the race to publish mathematical breakthroughs pointless, according to the Australian at the centre of an controversy this week involving one of the world's top AI companies.

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Hi!

Read: ‘The game is up’: Aussie professor at centre of AI maths controversy speaks out

Tristan Buckmaster had some really interesting things to say -- and I think his experience neatly shows the advantages and perils of AI. He said AI has been of great assistance, but he’s worried about the conduct of the companies who control it.

Thanks, CW

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