AI in Frontier Math: Good at Counterexamples, Struggles with Long Proofs
doodlestein · x · 2026-08-01
While testing AI's frontier math research skills, the author observed that AI is impressive at finding counterexamples but struggles significantly with constructing long proofs to turn conjectures into theorems. The author praised the team's efforts and noted that exhortation seems to work on both people and AI agents.
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