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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”
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