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AI advances formal proof systems with new tools and benchmarks · 4 sources tracked

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Researchers have developed new tools and benchmarks for formal theorem proving, an area increasingly relevant to AI. One paper details an interactive sequent prover for Event-B, encoded in Prolog, which offers advantages in teaching and proof analysis. Another paper presents extensions to ProB, a Prolog-based model checker, for animating and visualizing Prolog transition systems, with applications in game strategy evaluation and teaching. A third contribution introduces ITPEval, the first benchmark for translating formal proofs across different interactive theorem provers (ITPs), revealing that library mismatches are a significant bottleneck for LLM-based translation. Finally, a new agent called AoA operates on abstract syntax trees rather than concrete syntax, significantly reducing API costs and improving efficiency for LLM-based proof agents, while also enabling the use of newer proof languages. AI

IMPACT These advancements in formal proof systems and benchmarks could accelerate AI's capabilities in program verification and formalized mathematics.

RANK_REASON Multiple research papers published on arXiv detailing new tools, benchmarks, and methods in formal theorem proving and AI.

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Katharina Engels (Heinrich Heine University D\"usseldorf), Jan Gruteser (Heinrich Heine University D\"usseldorf), Michael Leuschel (Heinrich Heine University D\"usseldorf) ·

    Encoding Event-B Proof Rules in Prolog: An Interactive Sequent Prover for ProB

    arXiv:2607.21191v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Event-B is a formal method rooted in predicate logic and set theory. We encoded over 600 proof rules in Prolog, enabling a systematic, comprehensible proof analysis and construction. By integrating the proof rules into the Prolog-…

  2. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Jan Gruteser (Heinrich Heine University D\"usseldorf), Michael Leuschel (Heinrich Heine University D\"usseldorf), Katharina Engels (Heinrich Heine University D\"usseldorf), Fabian Vu (Heinrich Heine University D\"usseldorf) ·

    Animation, Verification and Visualisation of Prolog Transition Systems with ProB

    arXiv:2607.21192v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: ProB is a Prolog-based model checker, animator and constraint solver for high-level formal specifications. One can also use ProB to animate transition systems defined by Prolog predicates, allowing the application of its various v…

  3. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Jiayi Wu, Robert Joseph George, Anima Anandkumar ·

    ITPEval: Benchmarking Formal Translation Across Interactive Theorem Provers

    arXiv:2607.19407v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Formal theorem proving has emerged as a frontier challenge for machine learning, yet the ecosystem is fragmented: proofs remain siloed across incompatible systems, limiting both training data for learning-based provers and the porta…

  4. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Qiyuan Xu, Joshua Ong Jun Leang, Renxi Wang, Wenda Li, Haonan Li, Luke Ong, Conrad Watt ·

    AoA: Theorem Proving Agent over Abstract Syntax Tree of Redesigned Language

    arXiv:2607.16372v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Interactive theorem proving (ITP) underpins program verification and formalized mathematics, but its manual effort limits scalability. LLM-based proof agents promise to ease this effort, but their heavy token consumption and API c…

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