OpenAI's Greg Brockman on solving Navier-Stokes, Astra, and the shift from chatbots to agents

Key points

Key takeaways from the TBPN interview with OpenAI co-founder and President Greg Brockman (September 2026):

Navier-Stokes breakthrough. Brockman discusses how OpenAI solved the Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize problem, a longstanding mathematical challenge with implications for fluid dynamics and AI reasoning capabilities.

Astra and the future of computer use. Brockman explains what the Astra model reveals about the future of computer use, and why AI is shifting from chatbots to agents that can operate applications on behalf of users.

From chatbots to agents. The conversation covers OpenAI's transition from conversational AI to agentic AI, with implications for how humans will interact with software going forward.

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