OpenAI claims solution to Navier-Stokes Millennium Problem
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OpenAI announced a solution to the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem. The proof suggests that certain fluids can achieve infinite speed in finite time, implying the equations may not fully mirror physical reality. The research involved massive computational resources, utilizing 10,000 AI agents.
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