CNBC September 09, 2026 • 08:34

OpenAI claims to have solved the 90-year-old Navier-Stokes math problem in 88 hours - CNBC

By Katrina Bishop

OpenAI claims to have solved the 90-year-old Navier-Stokes math problem in 88 hours - CNBC

OpenAI says 10,000 of its agents solved the 90-year-old Navier-Stokes problem in 88 hours, but one mathematician has challenged the claim.

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OpenAI says it solved the 90-year-old NavierStokes mathematics problem in 88 hours, using 10,000 agents and a new artificial intelligence model. … [+3401 chars]

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