Mathematicians want proof OpenAI didn’t use their work
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Source: The Verge (AI)September 10, 2026
Summary
Mathematicians are challenging OpenAI to prove it didn't use their work to train its AI models, with a second researcher accusing the company of unethical behavior and lack of transparency about where its training data came from. The concern centers on whether interactions mathematicians had with ChatGPT (an AI chatbot) before OpenAI's public announcements may have contributed to the AI's improved performance in mathematics.
Classification
Attack Type
Data Extraction
Attack SophisticationModerate
Impact (CIA+S)
confidentialityintegrity
Affected Vendors
OpenAI
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Original source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/993263/where-does-openai-get-mathematics-training-data
First tracked: September 10, 2026 at 08:00 AM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 85%