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Friday, 15 August 2014

Overly objective

""This technology cuts the mathematical referees out of the verification process," says Hales. "Their opinion about the correctness of the proof no longer matters."

Well, there's a philosophical can of worms. Does a computer's proof count ?

https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26041-proof-confirmed-of-400-year-old-fruit-stacking-problem/
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  1. Robert Minchin15 August 2014 at 15:53

    Refereeing is something most of us wouldn't mind seeing automated...

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