The AI Research Assistant: Promise, Peril, and a Proof of Concept

ArXi:2602.22842v2 Announce Type: replace Can artificial intelligence truly contribute to creative mathematical research, or does it merely automate routine calculations while Working with multiple AI assistants, we extended results beyond what manual work achieved, formulating and proving several theorems with AI assistance. The collaboration revealed both remarkable capabilities and critical limitations. AI excelled at algebraic manipulation, systematic proof exploration, literature synthesis, and LaTeX preparation.