# Terence Tao calls for a "Math 2.0" after OpenAI's release of more than 700 machine-generated manuscripts

Tao says some of the papers contain strong ideas but are badly written, miss attributions and sometimes contain errors, and the dispute has moved from whether models can prove theorems to who verifies and credits the output.

- Published: 2026-11-10T06:14:13.273Z
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- Sources: [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [Terence Tao blog](https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/11/01/mathematics-has-changed-lets-act-like-it/), [AHM statement on Tao blog](https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/10/07/ahm-statement-on-openais-october-6-release-of-mathematical-documents/), [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI_bulk_release_of_mathematical_papers), [OfficeChai](https://officechai.com/ai/terence-tao-hints-openai-wasnt-behaving-responsibly-by-simultaneously-releasing-300-math-proofs-says-its-making-math-less-fertile/)

The mathematical community is still arguing over OpenAI's October 6 bulk release of mathematical manuscripts, whose count fell from 722 to 719 after withdrawals. The Russian-language channel AI ML Big Data summarized the latest round on Nov…

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