One of the trickiest problems in mathematics has now fallen to AI after just days of work. The groundbreaking result was announced after similar, but less complete work, also created with AI, was announced just hours before
Mathematics
OpenAI has solved the Navier-Stokes Millennium problem using $15m of AI effort
One of the trickiest problems in mathematics has now fallen to AI after just days of work. The groundbreaking result was announced after similar, but less complete work, also created with AI, was announced just hours before
By Matthew Sparkes
8 September 2026
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