Chollet: OpenAI Navier-Stokes result counts only if it yields novel conceptual insight
burny_tech · x · 2026-09-08
François Chollet weighed in on the rumored OpenAI Navier-Stokes result: the verdict depends on how it was solved.
- If it solves the problem by producing a novel conceptual insight, it counts as a breakthrough
- If it solves it mechanically via search without new insights, it's "Yet Another Automated Proof"
The reply reframes the debate over AI math breakthroughs around the divide between genuine insight and brute-force search; the retweeter hopes the result contains novel conceptual insights.
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