OpenAI says it cracked 90-year-old maths problem in 88 hours
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OpenAI used roughly 10,000 AI agents (AI bots that work somewhat independently) to solve a 90-year-old mathematics problem about fluid movement called the Navier-Stokes equations in 88 hours. However, the solution has not been independently verified by The Clay Mathematics Institute, and a mathematics professor has raised concerns that OpenAI may have learned about his team's progress before starting their own work on the problem.
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Original source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy7zygy3rl2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
First tracked: September 8, 2026 at 08:01 PM
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