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# OpenAI board chair Bret Taylor: 'shocked the exponential time hypothesis is false'

Bret Taylor (@btaylor), X, 2026-10-26.
Source: https://x.com/btaylor/status/2114860863324848131

## Why it matters

OpenAI's board chair treating the unverified ETH claim as settled, hours after release; ~113k views.

## Summary

Posted 23:24 UTC on Oct 26; ~113k views (fxtwitter, Oct 27). Note the claim was still under independent examination.

## Archived text

> I was and am shocked the exponential time hypothesis is false. I had hoped for a result on P / NP from the models, but had naively presumed they would prove the opposite of this result.


## Cited in

- 2026-10-26: [OpenAI claims ETH is false](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-26-openai-eth-false-subexponential-sat-claim/)