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Artificial intelligence company OpenAI has claimed that it has solved a major mathematical problem that has remained unresolved for nearly 90 years.
The problem concerns the Navier-Stokes equations, which are fundamental to understanding how fluids such as water and air move.
A key question surrounding the equations has challenged mathematicians for decades and is listed among the prestigious Millennium Prize Problems.
OpenAI said it deployed a new AI model along with nearly 10,000 autonomous AI agents, which worked together for about 88 hours to develop a proposed solution.
The company described the achievement as a major milestone in the advancement of AI-powered mathematical reasoning.
The Navier-Stokes problem seeks to establish whether smooth solutions to the equations always remain smooth or can develop singularities under certain conditions.
A successful proof would represent a landmark achievement in mathematics and could deepen scientific understanding of fluid dynamics.
However, OpenAI’s claim has not yet been independently verified.
The Clay Mathematics Institute, which administers the Millennium Prize Problems and offers a $1 million prize for an accepted solution, has not officially recognized the problem as solved.
The announcement has also triggered debate among mathematicians over the reliability and originality of AI-generated mathematical discoveries.
Experts have stressed that a claimed solution must undergo rigorous independent scrutiny before it can be accepted as a genuine breakthrough.
OpenAI said it does not intend to claim the $1 million Millennium Prize, saying the purpose of the experiment was to demonstrate the rapidly growing capabilities of its AI systems.
If independently verified, the result could mark a significant milestone in the use of artificial intelligence for advanced mathematical research.
