AI labs overstate math wins: AI is one cog in a Lean-based machine, researcher argues
gerardsans · x · 2026-10-24
Responding to an article claiming mathematicians are becoming obsolete, this thread argues labs systematically bury the real contributions of surrounding systems: humans still formulate problems and guide the process, the heavy lifting sits in non-AI software and algorithms, the formal verification layer rests on Lean, and no component—including the AI—can explain why a proof works. The reality, the author says, is far more nuanced than the marketing.
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