Navier-Stokes drama: OpenAI and Anthropic reportedly solved the Millennium Problem independently
inductionheads · x · 2026-09-08
- Aug 15: Mathematicians Tristan Buckmaster and Anthropic's Levent Alpöge claimed a proof of a (non-Millennium) Navier-Stokes-related problem, using a mix of GPT and Claude models in independent research.
- Early Sep: Rumor reaches OpenAI that Anthropic solved a major problem; Tristan emails to clarify without revealing details, and OpenAI starts its own Navier-Stokes effort with a new internal model.
- Sep 6: OpenAI's Sebastien Bubeck tells Tristan OpenAI solved the $1M Millennium Prize Navier-Stokes problem with a very different approach.
Commentators note both labs may have independently solved it — huge if confirmed, though no papers or official verification yet.
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