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Math researcher debunks OpenAI's faster Fourier transform as flawed

Argmin technical critique questions OpenAI's mathematical rigor

4 Oct 12 11:14 AM · 2d ago · 2 posts · 1 source · development 4 of 5

A detailed mathematical analysis published on Argmin argues that OpenAI's claimed faster Fourier transform is not a genuine breakthrough. The author notes the paper was not carefully reviewed and compares the research process to 'AI slop'—using AI to analyze AI-generated mathematics.

Argmin technical critique questions OpenAI's mathematical rigor
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“Did I read this paper? Of course not. No one at OpenAI read this paper either, so why should I? I did what every other mathematician in the world does with AI slop mathematics: I fed it back into the slop machine.”

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OpenAI Research organizationArgmin author Mathematics researcher and technical criticRyan Shea Independent researcherJohn D. Cook Mathematics blogger

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