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Technology · 9 September 2026

OpenAI's AI systems solved a decades-old maths problem in 88 hours

OpenAI's AI systems solved a decades-old maths problem in 88 hours

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OpenAI asserts its AI technology has resolved the Navier-Stokes problem, a challenge that had perplexed human experts for decades. The company behind ChatGPT stated that 10,000 of its AI systems worked together to solve the complex mathematical challenge. The achievement, completed in 88 hours, is being hailed by OpenAI as ushering in a "new era of artificial general intelligence."

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