Quantum computing researcher and Chair of CS at the UTexas at Austin: “I’m told that the AI companies, having been burned by the hostile response to the Navier-Stokes proof, are now sitting on solutions to some very major problems until they figure out a better way to handle things”

Scott Aaronson, a quantum computing researcher and Chair of CS at the University of Texas at Austin, suggests that AI companies are currently withholding solutions to significant problems. This behavior is reportedly a reaction to the negative reception of the Navier-Stokes proof. These companies are waiting to release their findings until they can determine a more effective strategy for handling public response, as detailed in Aaronson's blog post.

This report is the first to suggest AI companies are deliberately withholding major scientific breakthroughs, unlike previous reports that focused on the technical challenges of AI development.