OpenAI reportedly spent millions on compute for unsolved math problems

NYU mathematics professor Tristan Buckmaster says OpenAI has spent millions of dollars of compute on unsolved math problems.

He says that solving a Millennium Prize problem first would signal superior internal models, and he describes the competition with Anthropic as high stakes. The report, posted on X by Rohan Paul, is the only source found, and no OpenAI or Anthropic statement on the spending is cited.