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# OpenAI algorithm for the FFT is less a breakthrough and more a malicious exploit

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**Published:** 2026-10-13T02:46:43.000Z
**Category:** Models
**Topics:** openai, algorithm, research

## Summary

The OpenAI algorithm for the FFT is described as a malicious exploit rather than a breakthrough\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.argmin.net/p/faster-fourier-transforms>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50065932>)