OpenAI Reportedly Spent $15M in Compute on Math Breakthrough
OpenAI reportedly spent about $15 million in compute on a Navier-Stokes-related math result, raising efficiency concerns. Commenters noted the result largely assembles existing work scattered across fields and paywalled journals.
2026-09-14 ~ 2026-09-14 · 2 related posts
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