13-line lean proof of Catalan's constant irrationality; OpenAI proof controversies blamed on formalization conventions
ctjlewis · x · 2026-10-11
Elliot Glazer explains that a "Comparator Challenge" is a formalized theorem placeholder resolved elsewhere in the repo, arguing recent controversies around OpenAI's mathematical proofs stem mostly from people unfamiliar with formalization community conventions. The cited example: a remarkably lean 13-line lean proof of the irrationality of Catalan's constant.
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