OpenAI Near Solving Another Millennium Prize Problem Amid Codex Usage Controversy
socoolandawesome · reddit · 2026-09-11
Per a New York Times report (paywalled, unlocked link included), OpenAI is nearing solving another Clay Millennium Prize problem — work on the Navier-Stokes equations involving mathematician Tristan Buckmaster.
The controversy: outsiders questioned whether Levent/Buckmaster's recent heavy Codex usage influenced the model's output. OpenAI has categorically denied that their usage affected the model's results. A landmark case combining AI-assisted math breakthroughs with a dispute over where the capability came from.
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