Reposted by Geoff Brumfiel
NEW: When OpenAI claimed to solve one of the toughest problems in math earlier this month it promised the results would "benefit all of humanity."
But mathematicians say they're still trying to figure out what the AI actually did to solve the problem.
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AI solved one of math's hardest problems. Humanity learned nothing (so far)
OpenAI beat humans to solving the Navier-Stokes problem, but mathematicians say the AI's solution isn't telling them much.