OpenAI reportedly spent $10M in a week on a Navier-Stokes counterexample — funding 50 mathematicians for a year
RexDouglass · x · 2026-09-25
A post claims OpenAI spent $10M over one week to produce a Navier-Stokes counterexample — enough to fund 50 mathematicians for a year. The author warns that ignoring the cost structure of AI-driven solutions invites uninformed public opinion to cut math jobs 'to save taxpayer money.' Rex Douglass countered that capital isn't fungible: dollars carry preferences and risk tolerances, and putting $10M into a box that makes the box better is a better bet than sponsoring a bunch of random people.
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