OpenAI created a mathematical council — its AI has already solved more than 100 open problems

OpenAI launched the Advisory Group on Mathematics and AI — the models have closed more than 100 open mathematical problems

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What's surprising isn't the council itself, but the number next to it. OpenAI announced the launch of an independent Advisory Group on Mathematics and AI — an advisory group that will verify and explain new mathematical results obtained by OpenAI's models. An image was attached to the announcement.

Then comes that very number: according to TechCrunch, OpenAI's AI has already closed more than 100 open mathematical problems (more than 100 open problems).

Why the group was placed outside, but with a trimmed mandate: the council won't be given leeway to slow down or redirect OpenAI's current mathematical research. Verifying and explaining results — yes. Slowing down research and changing its direction — no. 🔍

Separately — the dates. The TechCrunch publication is dated September 21, 2026, the date in the URL is /2026/09/21/, while the markup of the source text says 22 September 2026.

And the whole construction rests on three numbers and formulations: 100+ closed open problems, an external group for verification and explanations, zero rights to reverse the mathematical research — https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/21/openai-forms-math-advisory-group-as-its-ai-resolves-more-than-100-open-problems/