AlphaProof at the IMO: AI, Lean, and the Future of Mathematical Reasoning

Join us as we unpack Google DeepMind's AlphaProof and AlphaGeometry 2, the first AI system to win a silver medal at the 2024 International Mathematical Olympiad. We explore how reinforcement learning, a Gemini-based language model, Lean translation, and AlphaZero-inspired search come together to tackle problems in algebra, number theory, and geometry—and how formal verification in Lean ensures rigor. We'll discuss strengths, surprising creative insights, and current limits (like combinatorics), and what this milestone suggests about AI-assisted mathematical discovery.

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