Instead of Proving Famous Conjectures, Use LLMs to Find Flaws in Existing Proofs
RexDouglass · x · 2026-07-30
While many are busy prompting LLMs to prove or disprove well-known mathematical conjectures, a developer suggests a more practical reverse approach. Rather than tackling heavily studied problems, we should use models to audit equally famous theorems—specifically looking for fatal flaws in proofs that have only been reviewed by a couple of people besides the authors.
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