OpenAI reportedly spent tens of millions in compute to crack Navier-Stokes in days
haider1 · x · 2026-10-06
Haider argues OpenAI's math breakthroughs outpace Anthropic because of compute: reportedly, upon hearing a Navier-Stokes solution was near, OpenAI threw tens of millions of dollars' worth of compute at it and solved it in days. Unconfirmed rumor, but compute as the decisive variable should have been the headline.
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