OpenAI's million-dollar proof leaned on a force nature never makes.
Mathematicians say OpenAI proved a version of the Navier-Stokes problem that adds an artificial outside force. Take that force away and the fluid breakdown it found simply disappears. Chicago mathematician Luis Silvestre says the version everyone actually wants is still unsolved.
Why it mattersThe Clay Institute called the prize problem apparently settled, and the million dollars remains unpaid. How hard an AI result gets checked is becoming as important as the result.
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