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OpenAI’s Latest Discoveries Spark a Backlash + Help! My Kid Hates AI

OpenAI has angered scientists (again) after its AI cracked three of the hardest problems in math, computer science, and physics. But researchers are pushing back on how the company is sharing the results, from proofs that are hard to verify to OpenAI handpicking who reviews them first. We break down what OpenAI is claiming, how its release process is changing, and what’s left for human scientists if AI keeps solving problems that stumped experts for decades.

Then, in the first installment of Humans in the Loop, our new listener mailbag, we answer your questions: What do you tell a teenager…

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