OpenAI releases 700 AI-proved math results; cryptography problems absent, sparking speculation
OpenAI has released more than 700 mathematics results proved by its latest model, a development commentators describe as ending human mathematics as known. Observers noted that none of the results touch modern cryptography, prompting speculation that the omission is deliberate to avoid giving competitors an asymmetric commercial advantage. Cryptographer Matthew Green commented that public key cryptography might be lost.
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OpenAI has recently released more than 700 mathematics results proved by their latest model, bringing human mathematics as we know it to an end. Much ink has been spilled about the impacts of this. Beyond the sheer number of results, what is almost as interesting is what these results _*don’t*_ cover. The internet commentariat quickly noticed that nothing touched modern cryptography, and some suspected this was no accident: Ben Podgursky@bpodgursky Lucky coincidence the labs are only successfully cracking esoteric math problems and not the problems where a solution would give the winner an asymmetric commerical advantage. 5:46 AM · Oct 7, 2026 · 588K Views 60 Replies · 225 Reposts · 5.62K Likes Matthew Green@matthew_d_green @kmad@matthew_pines I think we might lose public key cryptography. 12:31 AM · Oct 8, 2026 · 1.99M Views 250 Replies · 431 Reposts · 5.34K Likes But let’s take a look at the data: is cryptography actually underrepresented, and which fields are conspicuously missing f
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