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中文(ZH) 形式化验证这东西，以前是按"人年"算的：seL4 微内核 20 人年，CompCert 编译器 6 年。 Google DeepMind 刚把 Signal 协议的形式化验证做完了：五人团队，四周，工具是新的 AlphaProof Code。 拆开看流程：人只负责写和审数学规约（约 2.6 万行），Gemini age

Google DeepMind verifies Signal protocol in 4 weeks with new AI tool

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Google DeepMind has completed the formal verification of the Signal protocol using a novel tool called AlphaProof Code. This process, which previously took years of human effort, was accomplished by a five-person team in four weeks. The team focused on writing and reviewing mathematical specifications, while Gemini agent generated the majority of the Lean proofs, with only 1% requiring human review. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates AI's capability to accelerate complex formal verification tasks, potentially enhancing the security and reliability of critical software.

RANK_REASON Formal verification of a widely used protocol by a major AI lab using novel AI tools. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Google DeepMind verifies Signal protocol in 4 weeks with new AI tool

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 中文(ZH) · mini24 ·

    Formal verification used to be calculated in 'person-years': seL4 microkernel took 20 person-years, CompCert compiler took 6 years. Google DeepMind just completed the formal verification of the Signal protocol: a team of five people, four weeks, using the new AlphaProof Code tool. Breaking down the process: people were only responsible for writing and reviewing mathematical specifications (about 26,000 lines), Gemini age

    形式化验证这东西，以前是按"人年"算的：seL4 微内核 20 人年，CompCert 编译器 6 年。 Google DeepMind 刚把 Signal 协议的形式化验证做完了：五人团队，四周，工具是新的 AlphaProof Code。 拆开看流程：人只负责写和审数学规约（约 2.6 万行），Gemini agent 生成 650 万行 Lean 证明，再自查一遍，只把 1% 标出来给人复核，其余由 Lean 内核自动校验。 最妙的一步是他们顺手验证了自己的验证器：往代码里重新引入两个真实修过的旧漏洞，系统正确证明了那个版本不安全。 PQXDH 后…

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