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TechCrunch reports criticism of Epoch AI for not disclosing OpenAI funding

Reported criticism of Epoch AI for not disclosing OpenAI funding — contributing mathematicians raised the problem that they had not known about OpenAI's involvement

Why it matters

The conflict of interest in who funds benchmark creation became a public issue

Source — Primary sources first; secondary reports are labelled “Press”

Presstechcrunch.comhttps://techcrunch.com/2025/01/19/ai-benchmarking-organization-criticized-for-waiting-to-disclose-funding-from-openai/

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