NYT: OpenAI's Claimed Navier-Stokes Proof Shows How AI Endangers Science
joannashields · x · 2026-09-23
A New York Times op-ed by Zeynep Tufekci uses OpenAI's claim that its model solved the million-dollar Navier-Stokes problem in under a week to argue generative AI is thwarting rather than aiding science. The proof is unverified, and two mathematicians say it appears to rip off their months-old unpublished work (which also used an OpenAI model); OpenAI first equivocated, then changed its tune. Human judgment, curiosity, and the ability to question results matter more than ever.
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