Domingos rips Scientific American over OpenAI's Navier-Stokes claim debate
pmddomingos · x · 2026-09-23
A debate over OpenAI's progress on the Navier-Stokes problem: martinmbauer argued that solving the case with external forces is a legitimate partial result, not dodging the question. Pedro Domingos shot back bluntly: "Scientific American is no longer a serious publication," siding with critics of the framing — another flashpoint in AI's push into hard mathematics.
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