OpenAI's AI Model Claims Solution to Navier-Stokes Millennium Problem
OpenAI announced that its advanced AI model solved the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem, one of mathematics' seven Millennium Prize Problems, in about 88 hours. The problem involves fluid dynamics equations and whether their solutions can develop singularities. OpenAI's AI produced a formal proof showing such singularities can occur, though the full proof remains private. The company emphasized this as a milestone in AI-driven mathematical research but does not intend to claim the prize. Some mathematicians have questioned the approach and credit attribution.
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firstpost broke this story on 8 Sept, 08:43 am. Other outlets followed.
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