OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the AI giant is sorting through how to continue research while making sure those in specialized fields "get the best version of the future that they can have." Minh Connors/Bloomberg via Getty Images

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he feels conflicted about OpenAI solving some of math's biggest problems.

"As I said, I don't think it was bad for AI," Altman told Stripe President John Collison during an episode of "Cheeky Pint" that was released on Thursday. 'And I think, on net, the world deserves to understand how the universe works. But I do have empathy for the method."

A number of prominent mathematicians have blasted AI companies for pushing frontier models to solve some of the most complex math problems.…