Second mathematician accuses OpenAI of dishonesty over training data
2026-09-10
Quartz
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Multiple mathematicians, including Andreas Thom of TU Dresden, accuse OpenAI of using their private research and ChatGPT conversations without consent to train AI models, potentially violating intellectual property rights. The controversy centers on OpenAI's recent mathematical breakthroughs, with calls for transparency and ethical concerns over data use.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event explicitly involves AI systems (OpenAI's models) and their training data, which allegedly includes unpublished research from user interactions. The concern is about potential violations of intellectual property rights and ethical breaches, which fall under harm category (c) "Violations of human rights or a breach of obligations under the applicable law intended to protect fundamental, labor, and intellectual property rights." Although the harm is not conclusively proven or legally adjudicated, the event describes realized concerns and accusations of misuse of data leading to indirect harm to the rights of the researchers. Therefore, this qualifies as an AI Incident due to the direct involvement of AI systems in the alleged harm and the material impact on intellectual property rights and ethical standards.[AI generated]