OpenAI says AI solved Navier-Stokes problem amid dispute
OpenAI said Tuesday that its latest AI, Astra, solved the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem in 88 hours and posted a proof credited to the company and researchers Levent Alpöge and Tristan Buckmaster. Buckmaster, who had been working with Alpöge on a different fluid dynamics problem, alleges OpenAI asked him to collaborate, may have copied his work, and would not answer whether its systems had access to his research. OpenAI said no user data was incorporated but "cannot rule out" anonymized data use, and an OpenAI scientist later apologized for a threatening remark. The dispute creates immediate ethical and verification questions for AI-assisted research.
OpenAI claimed an AI solved the Navier-Stokes problem in 88 hours.
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OpenAI announced that its AI solved a famous math problem after 88 hours. A researcher then said OpenAI asked him to collaborate and may have used his work. More public questions and verification of the proof could follow.
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