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← AI will increasingly produce mathematical proofs, just as it already writes most code.

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Everything filed under mathematics mathematics Everything filed under formal proof formal proof Everything filed under AI and science AI and science Everything filed under code generation code generation Everything filed under software quality software quality Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: AI will increasingly produce mathematical proofs, just as it already writes most code. AI will increasingly produce mathematicalproofs, just as it already writes mostcode. Last stated 2 months ago 11 Sept 2026 DL Daniel Lemire — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI will write the majority of code. — tap to centre the map on it AI will write the majority of code. Last stated a year ago 30 Sept 2025 BV Ben Vinegar — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it AI-written code makes formal proofnecessary, because human review ofall that generated code becomes thebottleneck. Last stated 6 months ago 22 Apr 2026 MK Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: He used to think explaining AI's results would be the mathematician's remaining job; he now expects AI to explain better than most humans, so that is not what is left. — tap to centre the map on it He used to think explaining AI'sresults would be the mathematician'sremaining job; he now expects AI toexplain better than most humans, sothat is not what is left. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: As AI writes more of the code, an engineer's job shifts away from expressing logic in a language and towards articulating high-level trade-offs. — tap to centre the map on it As AI writes more of the code, anengineer's job shifts away fromexpressing logic in a language andtowards articulating high-leveltrade-offs. Last stated 6 months ago 22 Apr 2026 MK Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: The importance of rigorous proof may increase in an age of AI. — tap to centre the map on it The importance of rigorous proof mayincrease in an age of AI. Last stated 3 months ago 26 Jul 2026 TG Timothy Gowers — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Mathematicians will have much more work than ever, understanding the results produced by AI and figuring out what to ask AI to do. — tap to centre the map on it Mathematicians will have much morework than ever, understanding theresults produced by AI and figuringout what to ask AI to do. Last stated 4 weeks ago 11 Oct 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI will make hand-written code a luxury only the wealthy can afford to produce. — tap to centre the map on it AI will make hand-written code aluxury only the wealthy can affordto produce. Last stated 7 months ago 29 Mar 2026 CW Chris Wellons — holds since 2026-03-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: If AI invents math with clear practical application, it will be used without being understood. — tap to centre the map on it If AI invents math with clearpractical application, it will beused without being understood. Last stated 4 weeks ago 10 Oct 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A test checks a handful of examples; a proof settles an infinite state space, which is why formal methods can say things testing never can. — tap to centre the map on it A test checks a handful of examples;a proof settles an infinite statespace, which is why formal methodscan say things testing never can. Last stated 6 months ago 22 Apr 2026 MK Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is making formal methods more popular without making them mainstream, moving them from about a tenth of a per cent of engineers to three tenths. — tap to centre the map on it AI is making formal methods morepopular without making themmainstream, moving them from about atenth of a per cent of engineers tothree tenths. Last stated 3 months ago 29 Jul 2026 HW Hillel Wayne — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being able to prove theorems makes SMT solvers absolutely indispensable to formal verification. — tap to centre the map on it Being able to prove theorems makesSMT solvers absolutely indispensableto formal verification. Last stated 8 months ago 23 Feb 2026 HW Hillel Wayne — holds since 2026-02-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A compound's AI origin story is not by itself a reason to expect it to do better in the clinic. — tap to centre the map on it A compound's AI origin story is notby itself a reason to expect it todo better in the clinic. Last stated 2 years ago 13 May 2024 DL Derek Lowe — holds since 2024-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it A computational discovery platformdoes not make a biotech fast,because the thousand other steps ofdrug development are still thebottleneck. Last stated 2 years ago 17 Sept 2024 AT Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A computational method can regularly predict protein structures with atomic accuracy even when no similar structure is known. — tap to centre the map on it A computational method can regularlypredict protein structures withatomic accuracy even when no similarstructure is known. Last stated 5 years ago 15 Jul 2021 DH Demis Hassabis — holds since 2021-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Formal methods are a niche tool; property-based testing is the one most engineers should adopt, and stopping there is a fine place to stop. — tap to centre the map on it Formal methods are a niche tool;property-based testing is the onemost engineers should adopt, andstopping there is a fine place tostop. Last stated 3 months ago 29 Jul 2026 HW Hillel Wayne — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: 95 percent of the software made in an age of abundance will be shitty, and shitty software is easy to deal with because it goes away. — tap to centre the map on it 95 percent of the software made inan age of abundance will be shitty,and shitty software is easy to dealwith because it goes away. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 GT Geoff Teehan — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A bug live for one day is better than an app stuck in review for two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it A bug live for one day is betterthan an app stuck in review for twoweeks. Last stated 17 years ago 24 Aug 2009 JH Joe Hewitt — holds since 2009-08-24 — tap for who they are
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