AI Hasn't Solved Navier–Stokes: Mathematicians Led, LLMs Just Extended and Verified
PolarBearby · x · 2026-09-10
Sharing mathematician ricardsole's take: AI has not solved the Navier–Stokes problem. The core ideas came from mathematicians, while LLMs helped extend and verify them. AI may transform mathematical research, but the hype obscures the leading role of humans.
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