A coalition of current and former Caltech mathematicians has published an open letter asking for the Mathathon to be called off over concerns about ‘slop’ research.

Caltech mathematicians said the event, which is sponsored by AI companies, "is likely to have destructive impacts for the mathematical community."

A coalition of current and former Caltech mathematicians has published an open letter asking for the Mathathon to be called off over concerns about ‘slop’ research.