OpenAI’s September 2026 announcement of an AI-generated proof establishing finite-time singularity for the forced 3D Navier-Stokes equations—complete with a publicly released 166-page manuscript and Lean formalization—has anchored trader sentiment against retraction. The machine-verified formalization and the result’s alignment with Clay Institute statements C and D provide a high bar for any later withdrawal, even amid credit disputes with Buckmaster and Alpöge and separate retractions of other OpenAI math preprints in October. Community scrutiny continues without reported fatal errors, while the company’s decision not to claim the Millennium Prize reduces external pressure. A reversal would require discovery of a substantive flaw in the verified construction or a major shift in how the result is framed, outcomes that remain low-probability given the current verification status.