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Mathematicians urge care in attempts to formalize all of mathematics

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The authors welcome AI’s theorem-proving progress but caution against rushing to formalize all of mathematics. Their concerns matter to engineers considering how AI tools should support large-scale knowledge work.

What

- AI has become remarkably good at proving theorems, both formally and informally.

How

- AI-generated formal code may be discarded when cleaning it up takes more effort than producing a quality formalization with AI assistance.

Why it matters

- Formal artifacts matter when people use them; engineers likewise need AI-generated outputs that remain useful and maintainable.

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