What mathematicians should know about the Lean Theorem Prover: reliability & AI

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Article URL: https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/10/09/what-mathematicians-should-know-about-the-lean-theorem-proverquestions-of-reliability-and-ai/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50024090 Points: 22 # Comments: 1…

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  • Article URL: https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/10/09/what-mathematicians-should-know-about-the-lean-theorem-proverquestions-of-reliability-and-ai/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50024090 Points: 22 # Comments: 1…
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:42:12 UTC.

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