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OpenAI withdraws 3 preprints a day after releasing 722 manuscripts on unsolved math problems
cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1453470/openai-withdraws-3-math-papers-after-a-sign-error-breaks-linked-arguments
retractionwatch.com/2026/10/08/openai-withdraws-preprints-722-manuscripts-unsolved-math-problems/Replying to @beep@piefed.world
There are definitely issues with what OpenAI is doing. I’m the last to defend them.
That said, a small correction rate after uploading a bunch of preprints just doesn’t seem like news. An article that headlines with that, but doesn’t even bother to tell us what the normal rate of corrections and withdrawals is for humans really feels like propaganda to me.
I would really like to live in a world where we don’t reward this sort of “journalism” with attention.
Replying to @NoLemurs@lemmy.world
Thank you for mentioning this and I agree, the article talks in depth about this incident but lacks context that would enable readers to understand its significance. We are left to imagine the actual impact based on numbers that might sound large to an uninformed reader. Sprinkle in some opinions and you have a great one-sided story.