arXiv AI

Assessing LLMs' mathematical abilities requires understanding the various mechanisms of mathematical creativity

arXiv:2608. 16118v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: How should we assess whether large language models can perform mathematical invention?

arXiv AI
5d ago

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
Hugging Face Trending Papers
Jul 6

Knowledge Knows, Verbalization Tells: Disentangling Latent Directions for Mathematical Solvability in LLMs

Although LLMs have made significant progress in mathematical reasoning, determining whether a mathematical problem is solvable remains a fundamental yet challenging capability. While recent studies have probed internal representations of model solvability beliefs, verbalization has primarily been studied behaviorally rather than as an internal representation, limiting its analysis and manipulation.

arXiv AI
Aug 11

Human agency in initial human-AI proof formalization workflows

arXiv:2606. 04273v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: For centuries, human mathematicians have written proofs to substantiate their mathematical arguments; yet, the ability to automatically verify the validity of proofs has long been a challenge.

By Katherine M. Collins, Simon Frieder, Jonas Bayer, Jacob Loader, Jeck Lim, Peiyang Song, Fabian Zaiser, Lexin Zhou, Shanda Li, Sam Looi, Joshua B. Tenenbaum, Umang Bhatt, Adrian Weller, Jose Hernandez-Orallo, Cameron E. Freer, Valerie Chen, Ilia Sucholutsky
Hugging Face Trending Papers
Jul 5

Why Pure Reasoning is Not Enough: Nature as the Source of Mathematical Innovation

We advance the hypothesis that human mathematical reasoning, constrained by both the undecidability and the computational intractability of even modest logical fragments, relies fundamentally on pattern matching from domains external to pure deduction. The most prolific reservoir of such patterns is the natural world, whose physical laws and biological systems have undergone billions of years of ``pre-computation'' and already exhibit surprisingly innovative solutions.