AI cracked the Navier–Stokes challenge. What does that mean for physics?

TL;DR - Nature examines how AI is helping physicists and mathematicians move beyond classical Navier–Stokes equations in the study of turbulence. The provided excerpt does not specify what challenge AI “cracked” or the techniques and results involved.

• The work concerns fluid dynamics, particularly the difficult problem of understanding turbulence.
• AI is being used alongside approaches that extend beyond the classic governing equations.
• The article focuses on what these AI-assisted advances could mean for physics and mathematics.
• No specific model, benchmark, or quantitative result is included in the excerpt.