OpenAI announced on Monday the formation of a new independent advisory group, the Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence. Hosted at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, the group aims to provide mathematicians with more input into OpenAI's math-oriented research.
The announcement follows OpenAI's claim that its internal AI model has resolved over 100 open problems across various areas of mathematics, including the Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize problem. This rapid pace of results has drawn criticism, with 25 Fields Medal-winning mathematicians signing an open letter earlier this month, expressing concerns that AI labs are threatening their intellectual work.
The new group will primarily serve in an advisory capacity, assessing the significance of new results and coordinating their release. Members, who will not be paid, can offer unsolicited advice and control their own membership, providing a degree of independence. However, the group will not have the authority to slow down or redirect OpenAI's ongoing mathematical research.
Nine prominent mathematicians have been named as initial members. Notably, only one of these members, Camillo De Lellis of the Institute for Advanced Study, also signed the Fields Medalists' letter.