OpenAI's $1M Navier-Stokes proof exploits a loophole, mathematicians say
srchvrs · x · 2026-09-23
Two weeks after OpenAI claimed a Clay Institute $1M-worthy solution to Navier-Stokes — generated by an internal LLM — a new controversy emerged: mathematicians like UChicago's Luis Silvestre say the proof uses an external force to solve a variant disconnected from real fluid flow, exploiting a loophole in the problem's framing. "The most important problem is unsolved": the Clay problem may be formally settled, but the main Navier-Stokes question remains open.
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