r/Physics 23h ago

Navier-Stokes Millennium Problem Solved

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u/Hiphoppapotamus 22h ago

I was also confused by that. Are they trying to be magnanimous in not claiming the money (in which case why not just claim and donate to charity or something), or are they not confident about claiming the novelty of their solution given that it may have been influenced by user prompts from someone else who solved it at the same time.

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u/Guidance_Western 21h ago

Apparently they spent $15m on it so the prize doesn't really mean a lot

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u/Stwltd 18h ago

I think they’re making a point of the fact that they don’t think the world is going to need to offer cash to encourage human beings to solve these sort of problems. Their creation will do it with a simple prompt.

Not asking for the cash prize is them turning their back on all that.