Math professor: calling hundreds of Lean-formalized solutions "slop" is unserious
lpachter · x · 2026-10-07
- UCLA math professor Lior Pachter pushed back on labeling hundreds of AI-generated solutions to hard math problems as "slop."
- He notes these include problems central to entire fields, many with Lean formalizations—formal proof checks undercut the "junk" characterization.
A substantive academic counterpoint in the ongoing debate over AI-generated mathematical content quality.
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