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Signatories demand cancellation, criticising a race to generate results that transfers verification labour to the community, and questioning corporate involvement and the training of younger researchers.
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Signatories demand cancellation, criticising a race to generate results that transfers verification labour to the community, and questioning corporate involvement and the training of younger researchers.
Research misconduct is the signatories' allegation, not an investigative finding. The event is planned to begin on 30 October and has not occurred. The letter does not represent all mathematicians.
Editorial research question
Editorial interpretation: records conflict between unpaid verification, unequal computing resources, student training and corporate sponsorship, while preserving organisers' differing position.
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Signatories demand cancellation, criticising a race to generate results that transfers verification labour to the community, and questioning corporate involvement and the training of younger researchers.
SRC-0275Lines 10–41: body and date.
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