Levent Alpöge says he was excluded from OpenAI math credit despite wanting to help
Levent AlpögeCollaborator who says he overheard the hallway conversation, not a participant in the calls
Says he welcomed collaboration but understood the overheard conversation to make his exclusion a settled condition.
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Alpöge says his exclusion appeared to be a settled condition of the proposed collaboration.
“i actually woulda been pumped to collaborate on this”
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Did OpenAI improperly pressure mathematicians over authorship and credit?
Tristan Buckmaster describes pressure over authorship and publication during discussions about competing AI-assisted mathematics results. Sébastien Bubeck disputes that characterization and says the proposed authorship concerned OpenAI's own proof. His apology for career-related wording does not settle the disagreement. Researchers and commentators divide over whether the negotiations were appropriate, while raising a separate dispute about the treatment of unpublished user research.
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He says he overheard a loud conversation in the hallway, rather than participating in the calls; he criticizes exclusion while expressing support for collaboration.
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Direct reply to Alpöge; says negotiations remained open and further discussions were possible.
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Responds after the company's announcement and Bubeck's clarification.
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Bubeck directly replies that nothing was settled and further discussion remained possible.
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Criticizes the terms while affirming support for inter-lab scientific collaboration.
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- OpenAI, Sébastien Bubeck
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The Dispute Index. "Levent Alpöge says he was excluded from OpenAI math credit despite wanting to help". First published: 2026-09-10. Last updated: 2026-09-30. https://disputeindex.com/events/284-says-he-welcomed-collaboration-but-understood-the-overheard