Opinion: Data Mining and Formal Proofs Fundamentally Differ in 'Verification'
cjmaddison · x · 2026-08-03
The author pointed out a fundamental difference in the logical cognition between two types of 'verification'.
They illustrated this by noting that if a human 'validates' an insight by mining a database of biological data, it would not be considered an absolute biological fact. Conversely, if a human provides a Lean-checked mathematical proof, it is more or less considered a mathematical fact (modulo hacking any Lean bugs). This highlights the rigor of formal verification in establishing reliable knowledge.
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