Drama swirls around OpenAI’s legendary mathematical milestone

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Drama swirls around OpenAI’s legendary mathematical milestone

TL;DR

  • OpenAI claims to have solved the Navier-Stokes problem, a 90-year-old mathematical challenge.
  • The solution was reportedly achieved using an internal AI model trained on mathematics.
  • Researchers Tristan Buckmaster and Levent Alpöge published findings on a related problem the day before OpenAI's announcement.
  • Buckmaster questioned if OpenAI's AI had access to their work, specifically their sessions in OpenAI's Codex.
  • OpenAI stated that no specific user data was accessed but could not rule out the use of de-identified data derived from product usage.
  • OpenAI does not plan to claim the $1 million prize for solving the problem.