AI reportedly cracks Navier-Stokes, observers shrug as if inevitable
cephaloform · x · 2026-09-09
The thread discusses AI progress on the Navier-Stokes equations: one commenter argues that while the result sounds insane, it carries little new information—given the current capability curve, something like this happening this year felt overdetermined and doesn't change the trajectory.
The reblogger adds that the reality is hard to internalize precisely because it's so crazy, yet totally on trend.
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