AnalysisScienceSeptember 22, 2026

Did OpenAI solve the wrong Navier-Stokes problem?

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OpenAI's LLM-generated proof settles a variant of the Navier-Stokes problem that mathematicians call disconnected from reality, exploiting a loophole in the question's framing. Three mathematicians later proved the method can never extend to the full problem.

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