Ex-Google researcher on AI solving a Millennium Problem: I'm the boiled frog
AlexIrpan · x · 2026-09-09
Former Google DeepMind researcher Alex Irpan says he plans to ignore the controversy around the AI-reported Navier-Stokes solution, but noticed his reaction was "huh, okay" rather than "wtf??????" — even though he expects the result to hold. He calls himself the boiled frog, a candid reflection on how quickly the field has normalized AI conquering Millennium Prize Problems.
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