Terence Tao responds to rumors that an AI lab cracked the Navier-Stokes problem

elsleightholm · x · 2026-09-05

After a viral speculation by robinhouston that Terence Tao's recent post hinted an AI lab had constructed a Navier-Stokes blowup — thereby solving the associated Millennium Prize Problem — Tao himself has now responded to the rumor. The speculation was fueled by AI's recent startling math performances, and Tao's response cools the frenzy, though his original post continues to be parsed for hidden meaning.

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