AI is rapidly toppling famous math problems, with OpenAI cracking a Navier-Stokes-related result
burny_tech · x · 2026-09-20
- New Scientist reports AI is reshaping mathematics faster than the printing press or digital computer ever did: sporadic discoveries have become a surge, with OpenAI solving a problem related to the famous Navier-Stokes equations.
- The field's norms, processes, and the mathematician's role are all set to be upended. UCL's Helen Wilson says academia is still processing the shift, with colleagues split between doom and enthusiasm — she's in the "a bit terrified" camp.
- The piece also cites Terence Tao's criticism that AI companies are harming mathematics.
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