A mathematician says OpenAI wiped out entire research programs in one day — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/a-mathematician-says-openai-wiped-out-entire-research-programs-in-one-dayContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. OpenAI Math Release Shocks Researchers and Wipes Out Programshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/a-mathematician-says-openai-wiped-out-entire-research-programs-in-one-dayhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/a-mathematician-says-openai-wiped-out-entire-research-programs-in-one-day#u127676Sat, 17 Oct 2026 11:50:49 +0000OpenAI published over 700 AI-generated mathematics preprints and more than 300 math research problems to GitHub on October 6, using an unreleased model called Astra. The mass release stunned the academic community, leaving early-career researchers facing upended careers and wiped-out projects. Mathematicians described the flood of proofs as overwhelming and pure insanity, warning that the community will need years to separate genuine breakthroughs from what they term slop. OpenAI subsequently withdrew three manuscripts from the repository after discovering a sign error.Why it mattersThe sudden