The Second Machine Turn: From Checking Proofs to Creating Concepts
Asvin G
我们确定了数学发现过程中的第二个机器转向:在自动化验证检查之后,人工智能现在准备自动化数学概念本身的*创建*。 我们讨论了当前的技术,障碍和潜在解决方案的现状,以及数学化概念本身的初步尝试。 本文最后评估了这些能力如何重塑数学和人机协作,以及我们可能发现自己的一些不同未来。
We identify a second machine turn in the process of mathematical discovery: after automating proof-checking, AI is now poised to automate the *creation* of mathematical concepts themselves. We discuss the current state of the art, obstacles and potential solutions as well as a preliminary attempt at mathematizing the creation of concepts itself. The paper ends with an assessment of how these capabilities could reshape mathematics and human-machine collaboration, and a few different futures we mi...