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efnxtoday at 9:54 PM4 repliesview on HN

I heard a rumor (on instagram, so YMMV) that the professor who was closest to solving this problem had only weeks ago used Codex, which had slurped up all his notes on the subject. Now OpenAI's agents solve the problem. If it's true that seems like quite a coincidence.


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1121redblackgotoday at 10:12 PM

See other thread, but yeah that's the general ballpark of the situation.

scuppernongtoday at 10:16 PM

this is not a rumor (the allegation, anyway), it's reported in the new york times

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efnxtoday at 10:17 PM

I don't understand why I'm getting downvoted, I'm not posting an opinion. Coincidences happen. So does foul play. No judgement call here.

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bethekidyouwanttoday at 10:07 PM

How could they possibly included in the previous training run which takes months to complete..

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