The fight over an AI-generated proof of a millennium problem is heating up. Mathematician Tristan Buckmaster accuses OpenAI of academic fraud, CEO Sam Altman rejects the allegations. Terence Tao warns that cases like this could "reverse centuries of tradition in open science."

Mathematicians at OpenAI showed that the Navier-Stokes equations, which describe how fluids flow, can sometimes “blow up.” But the massive result is not without controversy.

Prior to the announcement, rumors were circulating online among mathematicians over the proof’s origins—OpenAI has denied all allegations

Researchers at OpenAI said it took just days-and millions of dollars in computing power-to crack what is known as the Navier-Stokes problem. Navier-Stokes is one of the seven…