Interview with Lean Creator: LLMs Combined with Formal Verification to Revolutionize Math and Software
dejavucoder · x · 2026-08-11
Ryan Peterman released an in-depth interview with Leonardo de Moura, creator of the Lean theorem prover and Z3 solver, discussing how Lean combined with Large Language Models (LLMs) will fundamentally change how we write software and do mathematics.
Key topics covered in the interview include:
- How formal verification and proof assistants work
- Lean's long-term impact on handwritten math and software development
- Lean's crucial role in recent mathematical breakthroughs
- Criteria for determining which software is worth formalizing
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