Resolving a $1000 Erdős Problem, and Vibe Coding a Lean Proof Using Chatgpt
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Mathematician Terence Tao shares his experience using ChatGPT to help resolve a $1000 Erdős problem and formalize a Lean proof, sparking interest in the potential of AI-assisted mathematics.
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"Nevertheless, as part of the process of writing the paper, they found a solution to the problem (slightly different from theirs) had been obtained by Hall, thirty years before Erdos even posed the problem!"