OpenAI Approaches Solution to Hodge Conjecture, Second Millennium Prize Problem Attempt

OpenAI employees expect the company to soon resolve the Hodge Conjecture, one of the Clay Mathematics Institute's seven unsolved Millennium Prize Problems, according to reporting by The Information. The effort marks the AI company's second attempt at cracking these century-old mathematical mysteries, following its September 2026 announcement about the Navier-Stokes equations—a claim that ignited fierce backlash from the mathematics community.