{
  "id": 6330842,
  "title": "OpenAI says it cracked 90-year-old maths problem in 88 hours",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/openai-says-it-cracked-90-year-old-maths-problem-in-88-hours-6330842",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-08T20:57:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Business",
    "slug": "bbc-business",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy7zygy3rl2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OpenAI claims to have solved a 90-year-old mathematical problem in just 88 hours using thousands of AI bots. The issue revolves around the Navier-Stokes equations, which study fluid movement, and had lacked a proof for nearly a century. OpenAI's solution, achieved through a new AI model working with roughly 10,000 AI agents, has yet to be independently verified or publicly accepted by The Clay Mathematics Institute, which manages the prestigious Millennium Prize. The company initiated training a new model in late August that showed promising mathematical capabilities. OpenAI disclosed its progress after hearing rumors of other groups potentially solving the Millennium Prize problems. The Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem, a key part of turbulence research, was one of the two problems OpenAI tackled. Solving this problem represents a significant milestone, demonstrating the rapid progress of AI tools. However, OpenAI's achievement has sparked controversy, as one mathematician, Tristan Buckmaster, claims he and his colleague Levent Alpöge were also working on the problem and were passed information about OpenAI's efforts. Despite the dispute, OpenAI praised Buckmaster and Alpöge's \"remarkable\" work, emphasizing that their solutions and methods differ significantly.",
  "summary": "OpenAI's claim that it solved parts of Navier-Stokes equations has quickly stirred controversy.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Technology",
        "title": "OpenAI says it cracked 90-year-old maths problem in 88 hours",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/openai-says-it-cracked-90-year-old-maths-problem-in-88-hours",
        "published": "2026-09-08T20:57:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "OpenAI claims AI system solves 90-year-old Navier-Stokes problem",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/openai-claims-ai-system-solves-90-year-old-navier-stokes-problem",
        "published": "2026-09-08T22:23:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}