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A September 2026 interview report quotes Altman expressing surprise that OpenAI's model solved Navier–Stokes in 2026, but does not establish a social-media post within 24 hours. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Sam Altman: OpenAI Not in a Hurry to Go Public in 2026 · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:1be454ae0c348adc4b98172c639a29b280328fcf949096c9fe1b7b94f9b635d9

Altman: A year ago, we went through a low ebb where pre-training fell behind, but our refocused execution exceeded expectations. Not long ago, our model solved one of the Millennium Prize Problems — the Navier-Stokes equations. I didn't expect this to happen in 2026.