New Metric for AI Theorem Proving: Search Costs vs. Path Verification
vishalmisra · x · 2026-08-12
The author highlights the cost disparity in AI-assisted mathematical theorem proving: while checking a proof path is computationally cheap, finding one via search costs hundreds of times the path's length.
The post points out that choosing the destination—the metric itself—breaks down at the highest tier, and introduces a new metric designed to address this specific bottleneck.
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