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OpenAI's GPT-5 Claims Spark Major Controversy

10/20/2025

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OpenAI faces criticism for its claims about the mathematical capabilities of GPT-5.
Yann LeCun of Meta and Demis Hassabis of Google DeepMind called the situation embarrassing.
OpenAI Vice President Kevin Weil claimed GPT-5 solved ten Erdos problems, a claim Thomas Bloom described as a misrepresentation.
Bloom clarified the problems were open and GPT-5 found references to existing solutions.
Sebastien Bubeck acknowledged GPT-5 only discovered existing literature, highlighting the literature-search challenge.

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OpenAI faces criticism for its claims about the mathematical capabilities of GPT-5.
Yann LeCun of Meta and Demis Hassabis of Google DeepMind called the situation embarrassing.
OpenAI Vice President Kevin Weil claimed GPT-5 solved ten Erdos problems, a claim Thomas Bloom described as a misrepresentation.
Bloom clarified the problems were open and GPT-5 found references to existing solutions.
Sebastien Bubeck acknowledged GPT-5 only discovered existing literature, highlighting the literature-search challenge.