What the Navier–Stokes controversy raises about private work in AI systems

Overview

The recent discussion and controversy around OpenAI, Navier-Stokes, Codex, and privately developed mathematical work got me thinking about something broader. Disclaimer: this is speculative. I’m not claiming OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, or anyone else is currently doing this. Nevertheless, I’m starting to wonder whether we should be discussing the possibility of massive experimental systems operating across user activity. Imagine a company with millions of people using its models for mathematics,

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