{
  "id": 6330662,
  "title": "OpenAI Says It Solved a $1M Math Problem. A Rival Mathematician Says He Did It First",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/openai-says-it-solved-a-1m-math-problem-a-rival-mathematician-says-he",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-08T21:38:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Decrypt",
    "slug": "decrypt",
    "url": "https://decrypt.co/resources/openai-solved-1m-math-problem-rival-mathematician"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "New York University mathematics professor Tristan Buckmaster and Anthropic mathematician Levent Alpöge have made significant findings on one of the major unsolved problems in theoretical mathematics, specifically related to the Navier-Stokes equations. According to TechCrunch, they collaborated using AI models from Codex and Claude.\n\nBuckmaster and Alpöge claim they learned that information about their progress had been shared with OpenAI. OpenAI reportedly achieved a full proof of the central problem, but Buckmaster expressed concerns about the timing and the amount of human input involved in OpenAI's work.\n\nDecrypt reports that Buckmaster accuses OpenAI's Sébastien Bubeck of rushing to claim credit for the Navier-Stokes proof after learning about his unpublished work with Alpöge. The situation has sparked controversy surrounding OpenAI's attempts to solve the problem.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "OpenAI fought dirty on career-making math problem, says NYU mathematician",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/openai-fought-dirty-on-career-making-math-problem-says-nyu",
        "published": "2026-09-08T17:32:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "OpenAI claimed its AI cracked a $1 million math problem — then a dispute erupted",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/openai-claimed-its-ai-cracked-a-1-million-math-problem-then-a-dispute",
        "published": "2026-09-08T18:10:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "AI solves one of math’s hardest problems in 88 hours, says OpenAI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/ai-solves-one-of-maths-hardest-problems-in-88-hours-says-openai",
        "published": "2026-09-08T20:44:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}