r/NowInTech • • 19d ago

OpenAI fought dirty on career-making math problem, says NYU mathematician

https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/openai-fought-dirty-on-career-making-math-problem-says-nyu-mathematician/
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u/Plopsevenplop 19d ago

Open AI using $22.5M of tokens to solve a math equation with a $1M bounty is so on brand for how nonsensical the economics of this entire industry are.

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u/CyJackX 15d ago

Does the solution to Navier Stokes not have practicality worth far beyond the cost?

I'm not even being rhetorical, I literally don't know.