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September 9, 2026
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OpenAI Claims Unreleased Model Solved Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize Problem in 88 Hours, Faces Scooping Allegations

OpenAI announced its unreleased internal model solved the Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize problem in 88 hours using roughly 10,000 AI agents, but the timing—one day after related findings from NYU and Anthropic researchers—has triggered allegations of scooping and improper data access. OpenAI denies using specific user data but cannot rule out indirect influence from de-identified usage data.