Did an OpenAI model really solve Navier-Stokes? New essay asks if mathematicians should worry
Dario56 · reddit · 2026-10-11
Redditor Dario56 shares a Medium essay discussing the circulating (unverified) claim that an OpenAI model solved the Navier-Stokes smoothness problem, one of the Millennium Prize Problems, and the bigger question behind it: will AI solving math problems actually put mathematicians out of work and stall scientific progress?
The post is an invitation to discussion; the underlying rumor is unconfirmed and should be treated as speculation rather than fact. The essay weighs the claim against what it would mean for the mathematics profession.
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