How to Digest Complex Papers in the AI Era? A Practical Prompt for Understanding Proofs
burny_tech · x · 2026-08-08
As AI becomes capable of generating proofs and producing papers, traditional line-by-line reading no longer scales. The real bottleneck now is quickly digesting and identifying the core ideas within these complex arguments.
A researcher shared a tested prompt designed to help readers break down intricate mathematical proofs. The prompt instructs the AI to translate the proof into a slide-deck format, making it easier to grasp the argument's structure. Users can also adjust the number of slides based on their technical background.
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