Tech AI LatestAxiom Math's AI agents formalize the classification of finite simple groups in Lean
Axiom Math said on 26 October 2026 that agent swarms formalized the classification of finite simple groups in 43.1 million lines of Lean in 24 days.
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Axiom Math released on 26 October 2026 what it calls the first complete computer-checked proof of the classification of finite simple groups, a theorem whose original proof spans about 15,000 pages. Swarms of AI agents directed by Axiom's mathematicians and engineers wrote about 43.1 million lines of Lean in 24 days. The work found 34 noteworthy deviations from the published record and produced a new group theory result.