{
  "id": 6343834,
  "title": "OpenAI says AI solved one of math’s hardest problems in days",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/openai-says-ai-solved-one-of-maths-hardest-problems-in-days-6343834",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-08T22:21:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/09/09/openai-says-ai-solved-one-of-math-s-hardest-problems-in-days"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "ChatGPT-style AI from OpenAI has reportedly solved one of the world's most complex mathematical puzzles known as the Navier-Stokes problem, in a breakthrough that took just days using millions of dollars in computing power. The Navier-Stokes problem, one of the seven Millennium Prize Problems, asks about the equations describing fluid motion. OpenAI claims its AI model cracked the problem, solving it in 88 hours. However, rival researchers have disputed the claim, stating that OpenAI had access to their work. Despite the controversy, the achievement marks a significant milestone in AI research and its potential to tackle complex problems in the future.",
  "summary": "Researchers at OpenAI say one of its unreleased models solved a mathematical puzzle that has eluded mathematicians for generations.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "OpenAI says AI solved one of math’s hardest problems in days",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/openai-says-ai-solved-one-of-maths-hardest-problems-in-days",
        "published": "2026-09-08T22:21:48.000Z"
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  "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."
}