{
  "id": 6382034,
  "title": "OpenAI says it cracked 90-year-old maths problem in 88 hours",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/openai-says-it-cracked-90-year-old-maths-problem-in-88-hours-6382034",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-09T03:11:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/openai-says-it-cracked-90-year-old-maths-problem-in-88-hours/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OpenAI announced it had solved a 90-year-old mathematical problem using an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) model and thousands of AI agents. The company's solution to the Navier-Stokes equations, which deal with fluid movement, marked a significant milestone, though it had yet to be independently verified. The AI-powered tool, developed by OpenAI, proved adept at mathematics, prompting researchers to put it to use on notable mathematical challenges. OpenAI admitted it learned of rumors regarding the resolution of two Millennium Prize problems on September 1 and assigned thousands of AI bots to tackle these issues. By September 5, roughly 88 hours after initiating the task, the AI bots discovered a solution to the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem, which is central to understanding turbulence. The process involved AI agents exchanging nearly 3 million messages and consuming 130 billion output tokens, with the endeavor costing roughly $10 million based on OpenAI's pricing. While the company acknowledged the significance of their achievement, OpenAI refrained from claiming the $1 million prize, citing ongoing verification procedures. However, the announcement sparked controversy as Tristan Buckmaster, a mathematician at NYU and a former OpenAI collaborator, claimed OpenAI had learned of his progress on the problem only after they published their own work. Buckmaster, along with Levent Alpöge from rival company Anthropic, had been working on solutions using OpenAI's Codex tool, but OpenAI reportedly became aware of their efforts only after receiving information from Buckmaster.",
  "summary": "OpenAI says it has found a solution to a decades-old advanced maths problem in a matter of hours using a new artificial intelligence (AI) model and thousands of AI bots.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}