OpenAI says its model solved Navier-Stokes in 88 hours using ~10,000 coordinating AI agents
HankYeomans · x · 2026-09-09
OpenAI announced its internal model group arrived at a Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize solution in 88 hours, using around 10,000 coordinating AI agents under strict safeguards including monitoring and isolation. The company calls the model "a step-function improvement on many benchmarks" and says training is ongoing — framing this as an evolving frontier model rather than a one-off release.
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