OpenAI denies accessing personal Codex traces amid Navier-Stokes rumor
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-09-11
The crux of the dispute over OpenAI's rumored math progress: did it access personal Codex traces? OpenAI now categorically says no. If so, its behavior looks professional and implies an internal team independently worked on Navier-Stokes. If the Millennium Problem rumors hold, the takeaway is that models are getting quite strong.
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