Only 0.05 % of mathematics has been formalized in Lean so far, yet the amount already achieved on that tiny base is remarkable. It’s a time of unprecedented potential.
AI is increasingly changing how we do mathematics.
Erdős Problem #650, open for over 60 years, was solved a few weeks ago through a collaboration between human mathematicians, an informal reasoning model (GPT 5.4 Pro @OpenAI) and a formal one (Aristotle @HarmonicMath). 🧵
aesthetics are pure information compression and thus they run the world on all levels
platonic solids/fractals/etc. are compressions and embodiments of complex mathematical relationships and constraints
career choices & cultural movements too are aesthetic-first as "tech bro" or "trad wife" are high information density symbols that neatly package the qualia of the life you want to live