Altman Clarifies OpenAI's Navier-Stokes Proof Credit Dispute

Sam Altman ·

Key Info

Sam Altman responded to the controversy around OpenAI's Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize solution, saying the team initially thought another group had solved the same problem and wanted a joint release. After finding out the other side had solved Euler's equations but not Navier-Stokes, OpenAI offered to let them go first and suggested Tristan could be lead author on a rewritten version of OpenAI's proof.

Highlights

  • Altman said the screenshot was his outreach to Levent to coordinate releases, made "with the best possible intentions."
  • He denied ever asking for Levent to be removed from authorship of his own work, saying he was surprised to learn the other team had not solved Navier-Stokes.
  • OpenAI began with a collaborative stance: it believed both teams had solved the problem and proposed a joint release.
  • Despite later learning the other team's result was narrower, OpenAI still offered the other side priority and discussed Tristan taking lead authorship on a rewrite.
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