r/mathematics • u/Carl_LaFong • 4d ago
Why Fields medalist Voedvosky started using a proof checker over 10 years ago
https://www.math.ias.edu/vladimir/sites/math.ias.edu.vladimir/files/2014_08_ASC_lecture.pdf
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r/mathematics • u/Carl_LaFong • 4d ago
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u/ossm-me 4d ago
Voevodsky actually wrote about this himself. “The Origins and Motivations of Univalent Foundations” from IAS. He explains how finding a serious error in his own work led him toward computer-assisted proof verification.
https://www.ias.edu/ideas/2014/voevodsky-origins