After Navier-Stokes: Researcher Points to Medicine and Biology as AI's Next Big Targets
finbarrtimbers · x · 2026-09-09
Following OpenAI's Navier-Stokes solution, finbarrtimbers asks what the most impactful problem easier than Navier-Stokes might be, arguing the obvious answer lies in medicine and biology—hinting that AI agents capable of cracking hard math will next target disease research.
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