arXiv AI

AI Discovery in Combinatorics: From Problems to Solutions and Back to Bigger Problems

arXiv AI
Jun 17

First Proof Second Batch

arXiv:2606. 18119v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: To assess the ability of current AI systems to correctly solve research-level mathematics problems, we tested several AI systems on a set of ten problems in a broad range of mathematical fields; these problems arose naturally in the research process of the contributors.

By Mohammed Abouzaid, Nikhil Srivastava, Rachel Ward, Lauren Williams
arXiv AI
Jun 9

Advancing Mathematics Research with AI-Driven Formal Proof Search

arXiv:2605. 22763v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) increasingly excel at mathematical reasoning, but their unreliability limits their utility in mathematics research.

By George Tsoukalas, Anton Kovsharov, Sergey Shirobokov, Anja Surina, Moritz Firsching, Gergely B\'erczi, Francisco J. R. Ruiz, Arun Suggala, Adam Zsolt Wagner, Eric Wieser, Lei Yu, Aja Huang, Mikl\'os Z. Horv\'ath, Andrew Ferraiuolo, Henryk Michalewski, Edward Lockhart, Codrut Grosu, Thomas Hubert, Matej Balog, Pushmeet Kohli, Swarat Chaudhuri
arXiv Computation and Language
Sep 23

FrontierMath Erd\H{o}s

arXiv:2609. 25050v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We introduce FrontierMath Erd\H{o}s (FME), a benchmark of 68 Erd\H{o}s problems that are open as of August 2026.

By Tom Adamczewski (Epoch AI), Thomas F. Bloom (University of Manchester)
arXiv AI
Oct 1

Cogentic: Multi-Agent Orchestration for Automated Proof Discovery

Cogentic is a multi‑agent system designed to automate proof discovery for open research problems. It uses an iterative prove‑verify loop where an orchestrator assigns independent provers to different proof directions, verifies their outputs with specialized components, and records confirmed intermediate results in a persistent ledger for future rounds. Built on Gemini, Cogentic has produced novel results on five open problems in online learning, auction theory, and mechanism design, each verified by domain experts and detailed in companion papers.

By Yang Cai, Vineet Gupta, Yanchen Jiang, Christopher Liaw, Aranyak Mehta, Grigoris Velegkas, Di Wang
arXiv Computation and Language
Oct 8

From Expert-Guided Proof Search to Automated Open-Problem Solving

arXiv:2610.09769v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Large language models are increasingly contributing to mathematical research, where progress often depends on efficient proof search, incremental imp...

By Adri\'an Z\'ame\v{c}n\'ik, Mat\v{e}j Kripner, Martin Kouteck\'y, Martin Balko, Jan Greb\'ik, Pavel Hub\'a\v{c}ek, Robert \v{S}\'amal, V\'aclav Rozho\v{n}
OpenAI Blog
Oct 6

Sharing AI progress in mathematics

OpenAI has released new results on open problems in mathematics derived from its internal frontier model. The company is sharing Lean proof formalizations and detailed research findings on GitHub. This effort makes advanced mathematical progress publicly accessible and encourages collaboration within the research community.

arXiv AI
Aug 14

DiG-bench: Discovery in Games

arXiv:2608. 12593v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Discovery---formulating novel generalizations---is a central part of the scientific process.

By Ruairidh M. Battleday, Kai Sandbrink, Jimi Cullen-Drohan, Zihan Yan, Timothy Muller, Clare Maguire, Ales Kubicek, Fraser Greenlee-Scott, Sukrit Sumant, Tri Dao, J\"urgen Schmidhuber, Michal Valko, Joshua Tenenbaum, Thomas L. Griffiths, Zeb Kurth-Nelson, James C. R. Whittington
arXiv AI
Aug 19

The Problem Is the Problem: Towards Scalable Mathematical Discovery

The paper introduces a new human‑AI collaboration paradigm for mathematical discovery, shifting from selecting individual problems to exploring broad research directions. It presents the Find, Attempt, and Recommend (FAR) pipeline, which automatically searches a literature corpus, filters candidate conjectures, and surfaces promising resolutions for expert review. In a combinatorics pilot, FAR processed over 5,000 papers, identified thousands of open conjectures, and ultimately highlighted 77 items that led to new discoveries.

By Zeyu Zheng, Shengtong Zhang, Jeremy Avigad, Prasad Tetali, Sean Welleck
arXiv AI
Aug 14

Agentic Neurosymbolic Collaboration for Mathematical Discovery: A Case Study in Combinatorial Design

arXiv:2603. 08322v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: We study mathematical discovery through the lens of neurosymbolic reasoning, where an AI agent powered by a large language model (LLM), coupled with symbolic computation tools, and human strategic direction, jointly produced a new result in combinatorial design theory.

By Hai Xia, Carla P. Gomes, Bart Selman, Stefan Szeider