OpenAI has announced the creation of an independent advisory group on mathematics and artificial intelligence, hosted at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton. The group, called the Advisory Group on Mathematics and AI, is meant to give mathematicians a voice in OpenAI‘s math-oriented research, serving as a bridge between the company and the broader mathematical community. The announcement follows OpenAI‘s abrupt publication of a solution to the Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize problem, along with the company’s claim that the same internal model has resolved more than 100 additional open problems across most areas of mathematics.

The new group will operate in an advisory capacity only. It can assess the significance of results, help coordinate their release, offer unsolicited advice, and control its own membership, giving it some independence. However, it will not be able to slow down or redirect OpenAI‘s ongoing research. A blog post explicitly states the group will not advise on how to pace internal progress. IAS reinforced this in its own press release, noting that the group has no decision-making power at any AI company and that responsibility for company decisions rests with the company itself.

The move comes amid growing concern from prominent mathematicians. Earlier this month, 25 Fields Medal-winning mathematicians signed an open letter arguing that AI labs are threatening their intellectual work by racing to publish solutions to famous problems. Nine mathematicians have been named as initial members of the advisory group, but notably only one — IAS’s Camillo De Lellis — also signed that open letter, highlighting a gap between the group’s composition and the concerns of the broader research community.