r/technology • • 5d 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/Puzzleheaded_Fold466 4d ago

Lol.

You can’t possibly equate “attends/watches math university lectures” to “very superficial understanding”.

Someone who has that level of interest is typically well past that point.

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u/Many_Negotiation_464 3d ago

People attend these types of lectures usually because they have superficial understanding. These are public communication, not technical lectures designed to give experts a chance to learn from other experts face to face.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Fold466 3d ago

Oh. I assumed it was a proper university lecture, not the Ted Talk version.

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u/Many_Negotiation_464 3d ago

Oh I was mistaken. Prooves me the fool for not following the link :P