What happens when AI gets better at maths than humans?

This month, OpenAI claimed to have found a solution to the Navier–Stokes equations, one of mathematics’ Millennium Prize Problems. It is considered one of the hardest open questions in the field of mathematics and has left the math community in shock.

Ten thousand AI agents were able to solve the task in just 88 hours.

Sky's Technology correspondent Rowland Manthorpe speaks to leading mathematicians about how they feel and what this could mean for the future of the profession.

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