GoKawiilOpenAI updates GitHub math repository, withdraws three Lean formalizations
OpenAI revised its public GitHub repository of formalized mathematical results, adding six new Lean formalizations and modifying 19 existing ones. It also withdrew three results previously listed as formalized. The company said roughly 42% of its top-line results are now formalized and that it will keep updating the repo as it finds errors.
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Withdrawing results suggests OpenAI found errors in claims it had previously presented as verified, which could raise questions about the rigor of its earlier formal verification process. The continued public updates indicate OpenAI is treating the repository as a living, correctable record rather than a one-time announcement, which may help build trust in its mathematical claims over time.
- OpenAI added 6 new and modified 19 Lean formalizations in its math repo
- Three previously listed formalized results were withdrawn
- About 42% of the project's top-line results are now formalized
Source: twitter.com, 2026-10-08
Published there as: “OpenAI withdraws three mathematical results”
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