Did OpenAI just crack Navier–Stokes? AI agents produced a Lean-formalized singularity proof
erdematar · reddit · 2026-09-13
A Reddit post unpacks OpenAI's recent Navier–Stokes claim: the open Millennium Problem part asks whether smooth 3D fluid solutions can develop singularities. OpenAI says teams of AI agents tried approaches, shared discoveries, and produced a proof that singularities can form in finite time, formalized in Lean.
- No independent verification yet; mathematicians remain cautious
- The bigger story may be AI producing genuinely novel proofs — in 5-10 years mathematicians might mainly choose problems, guide models, and verify outputs
- Comments debate whether it's a breakthrough or overhyped
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