A bust-up between mathematicians is fuelling fears that AI could undermine science
Summary
AI is increasingly used in scientific research, but a dispute over OpenAI’s claimed solution to a major maths problem has raised questions about whether AI tools could compromise research and trust. Researchers and science publishers also face concerns about AI-generated errors and how to verify scientific work.Key Facts
- Basecamp Research is collecting DNA data to develop AI systems trained on biological information.
- OpenAI said its AI agents solved a longstanding problem involving the Navier–Stokes equations in 88 hours.
- The organization that oversees a prize for solving the problem said it appeared to have been settled but would take time to review the work.
- Mathematicians Tristan Buckmaster and Levent Alpöge questioned whether research they stored in OpenAI’s Codex tool could have influenced the company’s work.
- OpenAI said no one at the company saw the other team’s work before publication and later said the team’s Codex prompts could not have influenced its system.
- The article says AI chatbots can produce false information and raises concerns that similar errors could enter scientific research.
- Science journalist Dalmeet Singh Chawla said scientific publishers may need to greatly expand efforts to screen research for accuracy and reliability.
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