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OpenAI has released 722 AI-generated mathematical manuscripts, with 42% formally verified in Lean, as it seeks to solve problems beyond model saturation.
What: OpenAI released a collection of 722 mathematical manuscripts spanning 372 research families, generated by an unreleased internal model. The collection covers complex topics like the Riemann zeta function and the Hodge Conjecture.
Why it matters: This illustrates a pivot toward using large language models as automated research assistants for formal verification, where models generate proofs that are then checked by software (Lean) rather than just inferred.
Deep dive
  • Covers 372 distinct mathematical research families.
  • Models were trained on ~4,000 problems with 3 hours of 'thinking compute' per result.
  • 42% of top-line results are formally verified in Lean.
  • Not all outputs are verified; some may contain errors or inaccuracies.
  • Results include reasoning summaries for complex topics like NP-hardness thresholds and quantum ferromagnetism.
Decoder
  • Lean: A functional programming language and theorem prover used to verify the correctness of mathematical proofs mathematically.
Original article

Readme

This repository contains mathematical manuscripts and supporting proof artifacts produced by an internal OpenAI model.

As part of model development, we evaluate our models on open research problems. We expanded these evaluations after performance on our existing mathematical evaluations saturated. Some outputs build upon earlier results produced by the models.

This collection includes results at different stages of verification. Not all have accompanying Lean formalizations. We will continue to update this repository with Lean formalizations as we obtain them.

Some of the unformalized results could have issues. We will endeavor to fix any such issues quickly. We are also exploring community-hosted repositories for these materials.

Navigating the collection

The current catalogue contains 719 manuscripts organized into 372 families. A family groups related papers, which may include a principal result, companion arguments, consequences, or alternative proofs. Each family is classified by mathematical discipline.

  • Start with the overview for descriptions of the families.
  • Use the manuscript map to find individual papers and their supporting materials.
  • The preprints/ directory contains PDFs, source files, and manuscript-specific citation and build instructions.
  • The Lean library and formalization catalogue describe the available formal proofs, their associated papers, and verification configurations. See the Comparator instructions for additional checking instructions. The repository has ~42% top-line results formalized.
  • Updates to the repo are described in the history.

Reasoning summaries

We are also releasing abridged summaries of the model's reasoning, covering the following results:

Family Subject
007 Ordinary two-point correlations of multiplicative functions
017 The irrationality exponent of π
087 Symmetric and general Mahler conjectures
102 Ordinary NP-hardness at the basic semidefinite threshold
159 Quasipolynomial bounds for arithmetic progressions
197 Kaplansky's direct-finiteness conjecture in characteristic two
221 The Mézard–Parisi formula for diluted spin glasses
271 Spontaneous magnetization in the quantum Heisenberg ferromagnet
287 Isomorphism of free group factors
362 The three-dimensional relativistic Vlasov–Maxwell system

How the results were produced

The vast majority of results were obtained with the same procedure using an unreleased internal OpenAI model. On average, each result used three hours of ChatGPT Pro thinking compute with that model. Over the course of the evaluation, the model was posed approximately 4,000 problems. Aggregating the output into result families and manuscripts and requiring an appropriate level of significance led to the catalog outlined above.

Exceptions to this fixed procedure include work on a zero-free region for the Riemann zeta function and proof of the Hodge Conjecture for CM abelian varieties. Additionally, the writeup for the Re(s) > 11/12 zero-free region for the Riemann zeta function was human edited for readability.

Versions and citations

We will preserve the public release history of this collection. Corrections and revisions will be recorded as new versions, with previously released versions remaining accessible.

To cite the individual manuscript, use the BibTeX block in its directory.

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