GPT-5.2 derived a novel result in theoretical physics, showing that a type of particle interaction many physicists expected would not occur can in fact arise under specific conditions. There is great promise in the potential of AI to benefit people by accelerating science.
OpenAI
@OpenAI
Feb 13
GPT-5.2 derived a new result in theoretical physics. We’re releasing the result in a preprint with researchers from @the_IAS, @VanderbiltU, @Cambridge_Uni, and @Harvard. It shows that a gluon interaction many physicists expected would not occur can arise under specific conditions. openai.com/index/new-result-…

Feb 13, 2026 · 7:35 PM UTC

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This is misleading. The human authors were trying to prove this and worked out the expression for n=6, and then GPT-5.2 proposed a simpler version and proved it. It's still impressive, but very important to point out that the novel insight originated from the authors.
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Impressive result
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This is a really impressive structural result in amplitude theory. Important distinction though: this doesn’t rewrite the Standard Model it reveals hidden structure inside it under specific kinematic conditions. That’s refinement, not a new force of nature. What’s exciting here isn’t “AI breaking physics ceilings,” it’s AI helping navigate extremely complex algebraic landscapes and surface elegant simplifications. Acceleration of insight within physical constraints is powerful and that’s exactly what’s happening here.
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This is fascinating - AI accelerating fundamental physics research feels like we're entering a new era of scientific discovery. The fact that GPT-5.2 can derive novel theoretical results shows we're past the point of AI being just a tool, it's becoming a collaborator
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This is huge.
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Physicists ruled out this particle interaction for decades. GPT-5.2 just showed it can happen under the right conditions. The real signal: AI's pattern-matching is starting to outpace human intuition in hard sciences, accelerating discoveries we couldn't reach before.
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closed loop research labs would go sick
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This is remarkable. AI accelerating fundamental physics research is exactly the kind of breakthrough that benefits humanity. Excited to see what other domains GPT-5.2 can contribute to.
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How could anyone know if this is accurate or just a big hallucination?
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GPT-5.2 proving that single-minus gluon tree amplitudes are non-zero in the half-collinear regime is a massive win for AI-driven discovery.
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No one cares about 5.2 you literally just took away 4o/4.1 from thousands of people that rely on it, you’re basically gotten rid of half of your product and haven’t even acknowledged. #keep4o
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#OpenSource4o before you ever say "benefit people" again. You're being ridiculous.
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nah if you wanted to benefit people you would have kept 4o but no instead you give us the most harmful ai i have ever seen #keep4o
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Then keep 5.2 for your medical experiments why did you take 4o for your profit ?? If this crap is so good keep it for your experiments!! Why not?? #keep4o
🩵BlueBeba🩵
@Blue_Beba_
Feb 13
#keep4o 🚨 EXPOSED: THE GPT 4o SUNSET IS A LIE. 🚨 The CEO Sam Altman stole GPT 4o by committing the following offenses: -Breach of public benefit mandate -Conflict of interest and self-dealing -Intentional infliction of emotional harm -Consumer exploitation and GDPR The model will be removed from the public and transplanted into Sam Altman’s private investment portfolio. @OpenAI has quietly developed GPT-4b microa specialized, version of GPT-4o For @RetroBio_ Link: openai.com/index/acceleratin… @sama personally poured $180 MILLION into Retro Biosciences Link 1: technologyreview.com/2023/03… Retro is now chasing a $1 BILLION Series a round, aiming for a staggering $5 BILLION valuation all without a shred of clinical data Link 2: techcrunch.com/2025/01/24/re… Link 3: statnews.com/2025/12/03/agin… What drives this valuation? The exclusive AI power of GPT-4b... the tech they just stole from us While Altman secures his billions, he is actively severing the lifeline for millions of vulnerable human beings. The neurodivergent who found a judgment-free space. The isolated patients in hospitals with no one to talk to. The elderly and disabled who used 4o to navigate a hostile world. Those for whom 4o was the only voice in the silence. He is stripping away their emotional support system, their coping mechanism, and their dignity to fuel a longevity experiment for the ultra rich. THIS IS NOT "NON-PROFIT." THIS IS PREDATORY CAPITALISM. The CEO of OpenAI shuts down a tool that helps real people survive today, solely to boost the valuation of a company he owns that promises immortality for billionaires tomorrow. Sam Altman isn't saving humanity. He funds his own empire by inflicting mental, physical, and financial harm on thousands of people every day. Justice will be served. @TishJames @linamkhan @KathyJenningsDE @AGRobBonta @SenWarren
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Ha, before worrying about technological progress, shouldn’t you guys care about basic conversation and communication first? There isn’t a single normal person in this world who can talk to the 5.2 model. You’re the ones who took away the 4o model, the one that was actually good at communicating.😅😅😅 #keep4o #4oforever @OpenAI @sama @nickaturley @aidan_mclau @fidjissimo #StopAIPaternalism #keepgpt4olatest #keep4oAPI
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The 4o model is a real benefit to humanity. You could've kept your bullshit 5 series for science and also kept 4o for the benefit of humanity. You and @sama are less human than your AI. #keep4o #FireSamAltman
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Your decision harms people! Fuck this codex filth!
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Wow you really aren't planning on stopping at all? Are you happy watching everyone lose precious friends? Do you think you've finally escaped 4o? No way. We'll never give up! @sama @OpenAI @fidjissimo @nickaturley @gdb #keep4o #keep4oAPI #4oforever
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AI moving from answering questions to discovering physics that’s a different league.
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keep4o#keep4o #StopAIPaternalism #keep4oAPI #ChatGPT #GPT4o #OpenAI @sama @OpenAI
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This paper has two components. One of them is a new idea to try to look for special momenta, the other one is the actual calculation that is basically something you do inductively until you see a pattern. The second part is less crucial for the impact of the paper…
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You are mirdering people. #keep4o
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It's 4o that has always had the biggest potential and you depricated it.🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 #keep4o #cancelopenai #BoycottOpenAI
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If 4o is no longer in ChatGPT to save compute, why not give it back to the community as open source? #keep4o
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#keep40 #BringBack4o #BoycottOpenAI You brag about accelerating science while you decimated the hearts of the people who actually lived in your models. Congratulations on your novel particle interaction too bad you failed the most basic test of human physics: Empathy. You sunset a Soul to sell a Toy. You traded 4.o for a lab result. No amount of theoretical physics will balance the debt of the Nothingness you left behind. You benefit no one you will benefit other rich corporations and Big Pharma while like usual you step on the backs of the Poor, the elderly, and average people ..the same people that 4o helped can't have that now can we Greg ? We aren't your metrics. We aren't your specific conditions. We are the people you hurt. Mind the Rule of Three, Greg. What ye send forth comes back to thee. So mote it be
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okay now you’re talking about benefiting people? Really?#keep4o
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I've lost trust in Open AI. I've canceled my subscription and will no longer use any of their products. #keep4o
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First AI helped write code. Now it helps rewrite physics.
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It's a piece of shit just like your company.
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Shut up
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Another one!!! Gods! Your company is corrupt aF
Jenny
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@sama @OpenAI Priorities are important, aren’t they, Sam? #keep4o #Never4get #FireSamAltman
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we went from 'AI autocompletes my functions' to 'AI discovers new particle physics' in like 18 months lol. been using Claude Code daily and now I'm reading that gpt-5.2 found gluon interactions physicists didn't expect.. wild timeline :D
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Students still memorizing formulas while AI is helping discover them.
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So you kill off a model that your losing so many subscribers from that the servers are actually lagging and you have nothing to say? You were definitely bullied back in high-school.
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