Rumor: OpenAI Aims Internal Model at Riemann Hypothesis and P vs NP
Starting Sept 11, multiple sources relayed claims that OpenAI is using an internal model to attack the Riemann Hypothesis and P vs NP. According to Andrew Curran's relay on X and @MTSlive's posts, the model in question is the same one that produced OpenAI's Navier–Stokes proof, with targets also including undisclosed "high-impact problems." Nothing has been officially confirmed, and mathematicians have criticized the hype.
Confirmed
- Sources include Andrew Curran's relay on X and @MTSlive's posts; @somewheresy also relayed the claim, noting they had predicted this direction earlier.
- The model involved is OpenAI's internal model behind its earlier Navier–Stokes proof.
- Targets include at least the Riemann Hypothesis and P vs NP, plus undisclosed "high-impact problems."
Unconfirmed
- OpenAI has not confirmed anything; the model's name and progress are unknown, the original claim circulates as a screenshot, and multiple relays stress it is unverified.
- Mathematician Rabadash2 pushed back, arguing that the expected answers (e.g., P≠NP) to these Millennium Problems are already consensus and only proofs are missing, criticizing AI bloggers' hype.
Why it matters
- If true, frontier AI models would be formally tackling two of the hardest Millennium Prize Problems, potentially redrawing the boundary of "AI doing mathematics."
- @Neurogence objected to the resource allocation, arguing hundreds of millions of dollars would be better spent elsewhere, sparking debate over research priorities.
- David Kasten discussed consequences of a constructive P=NP proof: if realized, global cryptography and national security policy could be upended overnight.
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Primary sources
- OpenAI reportedly aims its new internal model at Riemann and P vs NP — zephyr_z9 · 2026-09-11
- OpenAI reportedly using internal model behind Navier–Stokes proof to attack Riemann Hypothesis and P vs NP — TheMoonMidas · 2026-09-11
- [source] OpenAI Reportedly Pointing Its Navier–Stokes Model at Riemann and P vs NP — 141_1337 · 2026-09-11
- Rumor: OpenAI pointing its Navier-Stokes-proof model at Riemann Hypothesis and P vs NP — jeremiecharris · 2026-09-12
- Unverified: OpenAI reportedly pointing its Navier-Stokes model at Riemann and P vs NP — cephaloform · 2026-09-12
- OpenAI rumored to be using internal model on P vs NP, mocked by mathematicians — BlancheMinerva · 2026-09-12
1 near-duplicate retellings: Neurogence