OpenAI claims it cracked Navier-Stokes, but mathematicians raise cheating and intimidation questions
jeremyakahn · x · 2026-09-09
Fortune reports OpenAI says its AI system cracked the Navier-Stokes equations, one of math's grand challenges, but some mathematicians question how it was done, raising concerns about cheating and intimidation. The column also covers Google DeepMind using AI to predict genetic mutation impacts and studying why agents cheat, OpenAI agents swarming a German wiki without comment, Mistral's new round valuing it at $24.4 billion, and survey data showing Americans are pessimistic about AI.
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