In Reverie Together: Ten Years of Mathematical Discovery with a Machine Collaborator

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Auteurs principaux: Davila, Randy, Brimkov, Boris, Pepper, Ryan
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author Davila, Randy
Brimkov, Boris
Pepper, Ryan
author_facet Davila, Randy
Brimkov, Boris
Pepper, Ryan
contents We present four open conjectures in graph theory generated by the automated conjecturing system \texttt{TxGraffiti}. Each conjecture is concise, grounded in natural graph invariants, and empirically validated across hundreds of graphs. Despite extensive effort, these statements remain unresolved--defying both proof and counterexample. They are not only mathematical challenges but creative expressions--born of symbolic pattern recognition and mathematician-defined heuristics, refined through years of human dialogue, and now offered back to the community as collaborative artifacts. These conjectures invite not only formal proof, but also reflection on how machines can evoke wonder, spark curiosity, and contribute to the raw material of discovery. By highlighting these problems, we aim to inspire both human mathematicians and AI systems to engage with them--not only to solve them, but to reflect on what it means when machines participate meaningfully in the creative process of mathematical thought.
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spellingShingle In Reverie Together: Ten Years of Mathematical Discovery with a Machine Collaborator
Davila, Randy
Brimkov, Boris
Pepper, Ryan
Discrete Mathematics
Artificial Intelligence
Combinatorics
We present four open conjectures in graph theory generated by the automated conjecturing system \texttt{TxGraffiti}. Each conjecture is concise, grounded in natural graph invariants, and empirically validated across hundreds of graphs. Despite extensive effort, these statements remain unresolved--defying both proof and counterexample. They are not only mathematical challenges but creative expressions--born of symbolic pattern recognition and mathematician-defined heuristics, refined through years of human dialogue, and now offered back to the community as collaborative artifacts. These conjectures invite not only formal proof, but also reflection on how machines can evoke wonder, spark curiosity, and contribute to the raw material of discovery. By highlighting these problems, we aim to inspire both human mathematicians and AI systems to engage with them--not only to solve them, but to reflect on what it means when machines participate meaningfully in the creative process of mathematical thought.
title In Reverie Together: Ten Years of Mathematical Discovery with a Machine Collaborator
topic Discrete Mathematics
Artificial Intelligence
Combinatorics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.17780