Will Depue urges nuance and cites his own work with Sébastien Bubeck
Will DepuePersonal response citing prior work with Bubeck
Cites positive experience working with Bubeck and urges nuance and hearing the team's account.
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OpenAI improperly pressured the researchers over authorship and publication of the mathematical results.
“extraordinary allegations require extraordinary evidence”
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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divide over whether the negotiations were appropriate, while raising a separate dispute about the treatment of unpublished user research.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 identifies prior work with Bubeck and asks readers to hear the other account. This is narrower than an evidentiary exoneration.
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Posted before the full rebuttal.
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Does not address the evidentiary basis of every authorship or pressure claim.
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A provisional defense, not a claim to have witnessed the disputed calls.
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