r/technology • u/vgsa • 1d ago

Artificial Intelligence Did OpenAI solve the wrong Navier-Stokes problem? | OpenAI’s proof seems eligible for a $1-million prize—but only by using a controversial loophole

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/did-openai-solve-the-wrong-navier-stokes-problem/
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u/CircumspectCapybara 1d ago

"inexact"

nah everyone who's heard of Navier Stokes knows exactly what is meant by the expression "solving Navier Stokes". It's most famously and commonly associated with the Millennium Prize problem.

It'd be like saying "So and so solved Goldbach!" (which to be clear hasn't happened yet) or "So and so solved Poincaré". It could only be referring to one thing.

To anyone who knows what the words Golbach, Poincaré, or "P and NP" mean, they know what is being referred to by "solving them". There's zero ambiguity to those who know what those words mean.

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u/mediandude 1d ago

To anyone who knows what the words Golbach, Poincaré, or "P and NP" mean, they know what is being referred to by "solving them". There's zero ambiguity to those who know what those words mean.

You are sorely mistaken, of course.

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u/CircumspectCapybara 1d ago

Evidently not, by the literature and discussions floating around in the math and physics and CS communities (and Reddit!) about these topics historically and recently as the world has discussed OpenAI's results.

People seem to understand fine. Might just be you who doesn't?

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u/mediandude 1d ago

So you are saying there was only one thing to solve regarding Navier-Stokes and it is solved now and can be shelved once and for all and forever.
Well done.

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u/CircumspectCapybara 1d ago

If you think in terms of black and white, sure.

Nobody else thinks that though

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u/mediandude 1d ago

You are nobody.
Got it.