SMRTR Science & EngineeringNov 10, 2025Quanta Magazine

To Have Machines Make Math Proofs, Turn Them Into a Puzzle

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Mathematician Marijn Heule transforms unsolved mathematical problems into puzzle-like formats that computers can solve using satisfiability (SAT) solvers, which work like giant Sudoku games with true/false values. He's now combining this approach with large language models to tackle even harder problems that have stumped humans for decades.

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