Jan 7, 2026 Not evaluated

Erdős problem #949: solution to a variant problem with a Lean proof according to the wiki (AlphaProof)

The gist

According to the teorth/erdosproblems wiki on AI and Erdős problems, AlphaProof reportedly obtained a solution to a variant of Erdős problem #949 (announced January 7, 2026).

DiscoverIA status on October 12, 2026: not evaluated, meaning no third-party evaluation found.

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AI draft, not reviewedWhat has not been reviewed?

Text written by an AI (DiscoverIA pipeline), on Oct 17, 2026. The status and its sources come from the registry; only the explanatory text has not been reviewed. A reported error is corrected, then the text is reviewed.

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DiscoverIA. (2026, October 12). Erdős problem #949: solution to a variant problem with a Lean proof according to the wiki (AlphaProof) [Status: Not evaluated, snapshot 1]. DiscoverIA registry. https://discoveria.ai/entry/erdos-949-alphaproof-1a#releve-1

BibTeX @misc, key discoveria-erdos-949-alphaproof-1a-r1

@misc{discoveria-erdos-949-alphaproof-1a-r1,
  author       = {{DiscoverIA}},
  title        = {Erdős problem #949: solution to a variant problem with a Lean proof according to the wiki (AlphaProof)},
  howpublished = {DiscoverIA registry, entry erdos-949-alphaproof-1a},
  note         = {Status “Not evaluated”, snapshot 1, recorded on October 12, 2026. New result},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://discoveria.ai/entry/erdos-949-alphaproof-1a#releve-1},
  urldate      = {2026-10-12}
}

Dated link opens this snapshot in the history

https://discoveria.ai/entry/erdos-949-alphaproof-1a#releve-1

To understand ≈ 30 s reading time, estimated

What it changes

Problem #949 belongs to Ramsey theory, which the analogy illustrates. According to the wiki's flag, this would be partial progress and not a full resolution. The wiki places the entry among the results of the AI alone, with no significant human involvement and no known comparable literature.

What remains unclear

The sources read say neither how the variant differs from problem #949 nor what the solution covers. The wiki points to a Lean proof (a language in which a computer checks every step of a proof) without naming a third-party verifier, and no independent verification is on record.

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Status

Not evaluated

Recorded on Oct 12, 2026 · github.com · wiki

Step 1 of 4 on the scale: not evaluated. Next step: under review.

Jan 7, 2026Announced
Jun 30, 2026Wiki frozen
Oct 12, 2026Recordednot evaluated
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What this status means

Source reading : Source read word for word (level 3 of 3)

The result is declared neither right nor wrong.

To move to “Under review”: a public review under way. To “Peer reviewed”: a journal publication or a review by named experts.

Dated archive: status recorded on the wiki frozen on Jun 30, 2026

Full history

Proofs: Preuve Lean indiquée par le wiki, vérificateur tiers non nommé

Sources

Main sourcegithub.com · wikipage read word for word · consulted on Oct 12, 2026
Reference listerdosproblems.comlink only, reading not recorded
Corroborationterrytao.wordpress.compage read word for word · consulted on Oct 17, 2026 · We have created a github repository to coordinate this process
Repositorygithub.com · CONTRIBUTING.mdpage read word for word · consulted on Oct 17, 2026 · this status is an unofficial crowdsourced classification of the problem

Method

Source: the “AI contributions to Erdős problems” wiki of the teorth/erdosproblems repository (a repository presented by Terence Tao in his blog post of August 31, 2025); frozen on June 30, 2026 (commit c8ad430, “freeze”) and read on October 12, 2026 in the git repository. Category 1(a), “AI standalone” (AI alone; no comparable literature known; no significant human involvement). Humans named by the wiki: none; AI system: AlphaProof. Date given by the wiki: January 7, 2026. Exact text: “Solution to variant problem (Lean)”; yellow flag (“partial progress”, according to the wiki's legend). The wiki flags a Lean proof without naming a third-party checker. Literature cited by the wiki: none. Status of the problem in the teorth/erdosproblems community database (data/problems.yaml, unofficial classification, snapshot of October 12, 2026 with no commit identified, current state, not that of June 2026): open (informal_status=open); no formalised solution known (formal_status=unformalized). This status concerns the problem, not this contribution. Problem page not read by DiscoverIA: https://www.erdosproblems.com/949. DiscoverIA status: not evaluated (only the wiki's classification exists). Recorded on October 12, 2026.

Limits

DiscoverIA has not checked this contribution itself. The claimant supplies a Lean proof; as of this date, DiscoverIA has found no independent verification of this proof or of the result.

Key facts

Claimed by: AlphaProof, according to the AI-Erdős wiki
announced on Jan 7, 2026
Nature: new result
Field: Mathematics (Erdős problem #949 (ramsey theory))
Wiki category: AI standalone (IA seule ; littérature comparable inconnue ; implication humaine non significative)
Wiki verdict: « Solution to variant problem (Lean) » : 🟡 progrès partiel (légende du wiki)
Checked by: no verifier identified
Sources: 4 : 3 read word for word, 1 link only
Part of: AI contributions to Erdős problems (wiki by T. Tao, frozen on June 30, 2026)
This entry: AI draft, not reviewed

Status history

Only one observation so far.

01Oct 12, 2026
First observation:Not evaluatedCurrent status
Source: github.comread word for word

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