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Chinese AI Solves Decade-Old Math Problem in 80 Hours
The team’s 19,000-line Lean 4 proof was developed with AI agents and community tools, showing automated systems can tackle open research problems.
A Chinese AI framework independently solved a decade-old mathematical problem posed by Dan Anderson within 80 hours without human intervention.
The dual-agent system uses one AI for natural language reasoning and another for formal proof verification, automating key stages of mathematical research.
This AI approach bridges human-like reasoning with machine proof validation, completing the formalisation almost without human help.
Researchers say this achievement shows how AI can substantially automate mathematical research by relieving humans of repetitive tasks while ensuring proof accuracy.
The system faced a communicative algebra problem proposed by the North American mathematician Dan Anderson and completed the verification in about 80 hours of execution.