PSI Claims Lean-Checked Quantum Conjecture Proof
PSI says an internal research system, powered by a non-public Anthropic model, produced a proof of the Aaronson–Ambainis conjecture, an open problem since 2008. The formalization was accepted by Lean, while independent experts are still reviewing the paper and its connection to the original conjecture.
This is a major AI-for-mathematics claim, but Lean verification validates formalized statements—not automatically every interpretation or the surrounding research narrative.
- –The result concerns bounded low-degree polynomials and implies limits on exponential quantum speedups for random inputs.
- –PSI credits the Anthropic model with key proof ideas, while humans scoped, reviewed, audited, and formalized the work.
- –The proof, Lean code, and verification materials are publicly available for independent replay.
- –External scrutiny remains important because parts of the paper and the query-complexity consequence sit outside the Lean formalization.
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2026-11-07
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2026-11-07
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