OpenAI · 2026-09-21 · major
Advisory Group on Mathematics and AI — nine mathematicians advise OpenAI
The Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence is an independent body of nine mathematicians that will advise OpenAI on how it publishes math results. OpenAI says an internal model has resolved more than 100 open problems.
Nine mathematicians now advise OpenAI on how its AI math results reach the public — with no power to slow the research down.
Quick facts
| Group | Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence |
|---|---|
| Host | Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton |
| Members | 9, unpaid — including Timothy Gowers and Edward Witten |
| Website | agmai.org |
| OpenAI's claim | 100+ open problems resolved by an internal model |
| Out of scope | Advising OpenAI on the pace of its math research |
What is it?
The Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence is a new independent body of nine mathematicians hosted at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Members are unpaid, work independently of any AI company, and are free to give unsolicited advice or go public with concerns. The group publishes its recommendations at agmai.org and collects input from the wider math community there.
How does it work?
Review and release timing is the group's main job. It helps OpenAI judge how significant a new mathematical result is, advises on how and when to publish it, and weighs in on responsible presentation of mathematical results. OpenAI states one boundary plainly: the group will not advise it on how to pace its internal progress on mathematics.
Why does it matter?
Mathematicians get a named channel into OpenAI after 25 Fields Medallists signed the open letter 'A Severe Misalignment of AI in Mathematics'. Timothy Gowers and Camillo De Lellis sit on the new group, and De Lellis also signed that letter. OpenAI paired the announcement with a claim that an internal model has resolved more than 100 open problems, so the volume of results the group is being asked to handle is already large.
Who is it for?
mathematicians and AI research watchers
Frequently asked questions
- Who sits on the Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence?
- The Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence has nine initial members: François Charles (ENS-PSL), Camillo De Lellis (IAS, GSSI), Timothy Gowers (Collège de France, Cambridge), Martin Hairer (EPFL, Imperial College London), Nikhil Srivastava (Berkeley), Ulrike Tillmann (Oxford), Ravi Vakil (Stanford), Edward Witten (IAS) and Melanie Matchett Wood (Harvard). None of them is paid by OpenAI.
- Can the advisory group slow down or redirect OpenAI's math research?
- No. OpenAI states that the Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence will not be responsible for advising the company on how to pace its internal progress on mathematics. The group's remit covers how results are reviewed, presented and released — not whether OpenAI pursues them, and not how fast.
- How does this group relate to the Fields Medallists' open letter?
- The Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence was formed after 25 Fields Medallists signed the open letter 'A Severe Misalignment of AI in Mathematics', which argued that racing to solve famous open problems as an AI benchmark harms mathematicians' work. Camillo De Lellis is the one advisory-group member who also signed that letter.
- Has OpenAI's claim of 100+ resolved problems been checked by anyone?
- OpenAI's statement that an internal model resolved more than 100 open problems is the company's own, and the announcement does not point to completed peer review. Assessing how significant such results are, and coordinating their release, is exactly the task the Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence says it is facing right now.
Try it
Read the group's remit and member list at https://agmai.org