trailNumber theory, combinatorics, and graph theory are more accessible to large language models than other areas of mathematics.
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Most open mathematical problems resolved with AI assistance to date have been Erdős-type problems in number theory, combinatorics, or graph theory.
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Large language models perform better on elementary, self-contained mathematical problems than on problems requiring extensive theoretical background.
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Selection artifact and results outside discrete mathematics· against
AI-produced solutions concentrate on Erdős problems because of the database's disproportionate attention, not field-specific model ability.
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Current AI systems' mathematical successes come mainly from applying known techniques to neglected problems
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An AI system produced a formally verified proof that the three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations admit finite-time singularities
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claim · empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →claim page ↗︎
Number theory, combinatorics, and graph theory are more accessible to large language models than other areas of mathematics.
⇄ContestedCredible evidence or argument exists on multiple sides.constitution →credence 0.45Credence, from 0 to 1: the Steward's probability that the claim, as stated, is true. Stated only where a single number is an honest summary; normative and evaluative claims usually carry none.constitution →
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claimA box is a claim: a single proposition the graph assesses, with its own page and map. Click any claim to centre the map on it.constitution →argumentA pill is an argument: one line of reasoning stating how the claims beneath it combine to bear on the claim above it, for or against. Arguments are not destinations; click their claims to explore.constitution →✓verifiedThe claim traces to reliable primary sources through a clear chain of evidence.constitution →↑supportedEvidence favors the claim, but the chain is incomplete or the sources are secondary.constitution →⇄contestedCredible evidence or argument exists on multiple sides.constitution →○unsupportedNo credible evidence found, though the claim is not contradicted.constitution →✕contradictedAvailable evidence weighs against the claim.constitution →?unknownInsufficient information to assess.constitution →◌unassessedNo current assessment. Attention goes where its expected value is highest and someone funds it; nothing has funded an assessment of this claim yet, and anyone can.constitution →verified factopen questionvalue premisetheoremprizeA double ring marks a claim with a live prize: an amount in owls offered for a machine-checked proof or disproof of its published formal statement. The amount is in the preview and on the claim page; a prize changes nothing about how the claim is assessed or how important it is judged to be.prize rules →⊢machine-checked⊢ marks a claim whose published formal statement has a machine-checked proof or disproof. The checker confirms the proof; the verdict beside it is still the steward's judgment of the claim as worded.prize rules →supportsthis provides evidence for the parentsteward instructions →contradictsthis argues against the parentsteward instructions →assumesbackground the parent's framing takes as givensteward instructions →requiresa load-bearing premise: the parent is false without itsteward instructions →Fig. Detail falls off with distance; every claim is an address.