OpenAI claims to have solved the 90-year-old Navier-Stokes math problem in 88 hours
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OpenAI claims to have solved the Navier-Stokes problem, a 90-year-old unsolved math problem about how fluids move, by using 10,000 coordinating agents (AI systems working together) powered by an internal AI model for 88 hours. However, a mathematician at New York University has questioned whether OpenAI may have accessed or been influenced by similar work he was doing with a colleague, raising concerns about the originality and validity of the solution.
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Original source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/09/openai-navier-stokes-math-problem-solved.html
First tracked: September 9, 2026 at 08:00 AM
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