OpenAI stated that it found a solution to the Navier-Stokes problem, which had remained unsolved for approximately 90 years. The company reported this in a blog post on Tuesday; earlier, The New York Times and Wired wrote about the announcement.
The problem is related to the motion of liquids and gases and is one of the seven Millennium Prize Problems. A reward of $1 million is offered for the solution to each of them.
The practical significance of the announcement cannot yet be assessed based on available data: the source does not contain the proof itself, independent verification, or confirmation from the prize organizers.
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Why it matters
If the proof is published and undergoes independent verification, the next observable signal will be an evaluation of the result by mathematics experts and prize organizers. For now, the main factor of uncertainty is the absence of the proof itself and external confirmation in available materials.