Nan Jiang on Scientific Research

Statements and actions by Nan Jiang on this topic.

Public disputes concerning scientific research, research methods, authorship, credit, collaboration, publication, and research conduct.

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Statement history

1 statement on this page. Dates: September 8, 2026

1 matching statement. Dates: September 8, 2026

1 published statement. Dates: September 8, 2026

Nan Jiang
Role at the time: Personal response to Bubeck's explanation
September 8, 2026Condemned
Responding to
Jiang argues that even an offer of authorship on OpenAI's proof did not justify unilaterally excluding the other team's collaborator.
"you unilaterally tried to dictate who from other side can stay on the paper"
Why we used this label
A substantive criticism that survives the distinction between the two teams' proofs.
Nan Jiang challenges the proposed authorship arrangements after Bubeck's clarification (opens in a new tab)

Crucial follow-up explicitly acknowledges that the proposed authorship was on OpenAI's work, while maintaining his criticism of excluding the other collaborator.

Read statement Did OpenAI improperly pressure mathematicians over authorship and credit?