The answers are out, the checking is not
Nine questions from 9 records: a lab that handed its proofs to outside groups, agent-opened code changes past 40%, and a hole opened by one share link.
Class quiz
Q1
What terms did the lab set for the outside researchers asked to check its results?
It said the researchers taking part are not asked to sign non-disclosure agreements and are not paid. It placed $5 million with the Simons Foundation to cover the review workshops and conferences.
See the recordOct 26, 2026 · OpenAI hands math, complexity and physics results to outside groups to checkQ2
How many active Codex users did Oracle report inside its own company?
Company-reported, Oracle counted 130,000 active ChatGPT users and more than 95,000 active Codex users inside the company, and said market research prep for its recruiting team dropped from 2-4 days to 15-20 minutes.
See the recordOct 27, 2026 · OpenAI expands Oracle partnership to bring Oracle apps and data into ChatGPTQ3
As of September 2026, what share of code change requests had been opened by agents?
Company-reported, the share rose from 17% in March 2026 to more than 40%, or 110 million requests, in September 2026, and 90% of those were merged within two weeks.
See the recordOct 28, 2026 · GitHub publishes the Octoverse 2026 reportQ4
In the essay that splits the org chart of a company mixing people and AI into three shapes, what does “a promotion” describe?
The shape it calls a promotion is the one where AI sits beneath everyone and everyone becomes a manager. The authors wrote that all three shapes, with beside us and between us, will happen in part.
See the recordOct 28, 2026 · Two OpenAI employees publish the essay The Future of the FirmQ5
Where did the vulnerability that let a single share link take over another user's account begin?
The virtual keyboard listener in the math typesetting library loaded by a graph placed in a conversation did not check where a message came from, so a message sent by the sandboxed preview iframe could plant HTML in the parent page.
See the recordOct 28, 2026 · Parameter Labs discloses a ChatGPT share-link account-takeover chainQ6
What did the company put forward alongside the Coding Agent Index score for Mistral Large 4?
Company-reported, its Coding Agent Index score of 48% is effectively tied with GLM-5.3, the top open-weight model, while using on average 47% fewer tokens per task.
See the recordOct 29, 2026 · Mistral AI releases the weights of Mistral Large 4 (Le Chonk)Q7
How many imminent threats of violence did the company say it passed to law enforcement in the third quarter of 2026?
Company-reported, it passed more than 200 imminent threats of violence to law enforcement in the third quarter of 2026. The first report, covering the second half of 2026, is due in early 2027 and will be updated every six months.
See the recordOct 30, 2026 · OpenAI to issue community safety reports and tighten minors' weapon limitsQ8
Among the amicus motions that arrived in a single day in the copyright case, which group backed the plaintiffs?
On Oct 30 alone, separate motions were docketed from Midjourney and Runway, from Chamber of Progress and the Abundance Institute, from former members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, and from 10 AI startups supporting the plaintiffs.
See the recordOct 30, 2026 · Amicus filings over fair use pile up in OpenAI copyright case (1:25-md-03143)Q9
How much did Cohere say it would put into Canada from 2024 to 2031?
Company-reported, the plan puts C$4 billion into research and development and AI facilities from 2024 to 2031 and creates more than 1,500 jobs. About 1,000 of those are technical roles.
See the recordOct 30, 2026 · Cohere reports progress on its C$4 billion 2024–2031 Canada AI plan, 1,500 jobs