Why Math Dumped OpenAI: An Examination of the Split

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A blog post at raymyers.org analyzes why the field of mathematics has moved away from OpenAI. The piece is hosted on the author's personal site and was shared on Hacker News, where it gathered 11 points. The provided material contains only the link metadata and no article body, so the specific reasons and evidence the author offers cannot be confirmed here. Readers wanting the author's argument will need to consult the original post directly.

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