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OpenAI claims to have solved the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem using a specialized internal model and thousands of concurrent agents, marking a significant milestone in applying AI to fundamental mathematical physics. However, the announcement is overshadowed by controversy regarding potential data leakage from academic collaborations with researchers at NYU and Anthropic who were working on related proofs. This incident highlights critical challenges in AI safety, data isolation, and the verification of model outputs when tackling high-stakes scientific problems.
Drama swirls around OpenAI’s legendary mathematical milestone
OpenAI says it found a solution to a major math problem that has remained unsolved for around 90 years, as reported earlier by The New York Times and Wired. In a blog post on Tuesday, OpenAI announced that it discovered a solution to the Navier-Stokes problem - which relates to the flow of liquid and gas - using an internal AI model more powerful than the newly released GPT-6 Astra alongside 10,000 concurrent agents. The Navier-Stokes problem is one of seven Millennium Prize Problems, each of which comes with a $1 million reward for solving. OpenAI says it started training the internal AI model on August 28th, which has "exhibited unpreced … Read the full story at The Verge.
OpenAI says it found a solution to a major math problem that has remained unsolved for around 90 years, as reported earlier by The New York Times and Wired. In a blog post on Tuesday, OpenAI announced that it discovered a solution to the Navier-Stokes problem…
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