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The Mathematician Crushed Between OpenAI and Anthropic Over a Math Problem

The Mathematician Crushed Between OpenAI and Anthropic Over a Math Problem
NYT Science Thursday 10 September 2026, 14:08 UTC By Kenneth Chang 1 min read
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Tristan Buckmaster, a mathematician at New York University, in front of a chalkboard where he marked a timeline of events leading up to OpenAI’s announcement, and his own research progress, on solving the Navier-Stokes equations.

Tristan Buckmaster, a mathematician at New York University, in front of a chalkboard where he marked a timeline of events leading up to OpenAI’s announcement, and his own research progress, on solving the Navier-Stokes equations. [Image text:] OZG NC J9/26 (fully cleon /13/26) 3051/9 /2G)(lan /1SJ6f.c 8/31 an: /26/26. amllo Hew 8/27/20 Figll. 1/2 Hairer MW
Tristan Buckmaster (PERSON) New York University (ORG) OpenAI (LOCATION)
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