Mathematician Proposes a "Book Proof" Venue as AI-Assisted Papers Stack Into Inscrutability
thegautamkamath · x · 2026-10-06
Gautam Kamath warns that as AI-assisted mathematical papers build on each other, entire solution chains can become inscrutable — no single paper misbehaves, but obfuscation accumulates over potentially far more elegant solutions. He proposes a dedicated venue/track for "book" proofs: new proofs of known theorems strongly encouraged, with a very high publication bar — reviewers should judge the proof could not possibly be made simpler. The proposal addresses growing concerns about readability and quality control in AI-driven mathematics research.
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