Weeks of work produced a human-guided AI proof with a 100,000-line formalisation

Worked weeks on an AI-generated, human-guided proof of Hilbert-Smith with a complete 100k LOC Lean4 formalization, rushed out after OpenAI's release.

How it works

He works weeks on an AI-generated, human-guided proof
With a complete 100,000-line formalization
Rushed out after a rival lab's release

Why it’s worth knowing

A hundred thousand lines is a book that checks itself.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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