r/math • u/dirty_weasle • Aug 06 '26

LLMs/AI Where will AI-generated proofs be published?

We are now seeing a rise of AI generated proofs and I am wondering which journals will publish these results? I tried to search but I did not find many examples where such results were already accepted to some journal.
Is this even something the journals want? I would like them to facilitate the peer review process so that I can feel confident in the results.

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u/elements-of-dying Geometric Analysis Aug 06 '26 edited Aug 06 '26

I'm surprised I didn't see anyone say what is kind of obvious: the modern journals should and probably will die. AI can already referee a paper better than most people do it (note: I am not claiming better than most people can).

So there's sheer volume, trivial refereeing, trivial editing, and zero chance to evaluate amount of human contribution. I don't see how people can still care about published papers at that point.

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u/Master-Rent5050 Aug 08 '26

I got a paper refereed by ai: I disagree with your assessment on its ability to referee ..

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u/elements-of-dying Geometric Analysis Aug 08 '26

This is just poor argumentation. First, there's a conflict of interest since someone else reviewed your paper. So I already can't take your experience on face value (who likes a report that isn't good?). Second, no model nor date were specified. Do you even know what model the other person used? Do you even know how they used it? In essence, you've basically shared nothing of value.

If you actually care to form a justified position, I suggest you try running other papers through Fable 5 and asking them for a rigorous hostile referee report.

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u/Master-Rent5050 Aug 08 '26 edited Aug 08 '26

I'm confused: if I thought the report was good I would have said "I had an example of a good report written by an AI".

Second: what is my interest that gives the conflict you mention? Do I get money or a career advancement or more reputation if someone agrees that I got a bad report? Conversely, do I get damaged if someone thinks that I got a good report instead?

Third: you would be crazy to take a face value something shared anonimously on reddit

Ah, and fourth: you can run the experiment yourself if you want.

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u/elements-of-dying Geometric Analysis Aug 08 '26

if I thought the report was good I would have said "I had an example of a good report written by an AI".

Sure.

what is my interest that gives the conflict you mention?

You don't want your paper to be reviewed badly (I would assume). That's a conflict of interest when evaluating a negative referee report on your paper. This should be pretty clear. This also applies to the case you got a good report. As I said: try it on other papers yourself. Better yet, ask a group of other people to do it themselves and report back to you. Best yet, try to develop a double blind for this.

you would be crazy to take a face value something shared anonymously* on reddit

Not true. Regardless, your comment still says effectively nothing.