VibeMathedMath problems solved by AI

Written on the Wall II, Graph Conjecture 144

For every finite connected simple graph GG, is the order of the largest induced tree at least girth(G)1+ecc(G,center(G))\mathrm{girth}(G) - 1 + \mathrm{ecc}(G, \mathrm{center}(G)), where the last term is the eccentricity of the centre set? Answered affirmatively, with a Lean proof.

Result
Proved(see note)
Status
Candidate (review pending)
AI contribution
AI-assisted
Method
Argument
Field
Graph Theory (automated conjecture)
Posed by
Written on the Wall II (automated conjecturing)
Year posed
Years open
Solved
2026-08-03
Model
ChatGPT + Codex
Vendor
OpenAI
Collaborators
Chris Maki
Verification
Lean-verified
Publication
Announced
Significance
5 / 100
Disclosed cost
Wikipedia
No dedicated article

What was actually shown

The Formal Conjectures pull request flipping this from open to solved is still open rather than merged, so the canonical repository has not yet accepted it.

What the AI did

The author states that ChatGPT and Codex assisted with computational exploration, proof analysis, Lean API discovery and proof engineering, and that he reviewed the work thoroughly and takes full responsibility for it.

Verification

Checked here on 2026-08-03, statically rather than by rebuilding. The theorem statement was diffed against the upstream Formal Conjectures statement and is identical apart from a hypothesis binder name, which is the fidelity check that matters. All 16 Lean files at the pinned commit (5,873 lines) contain no sorry, no admit, no axiom declarations and no native_decide. The author reports lake build --wfail and axiom checks passing; that build was NOT reproduced here.

Sources

Formal Conjectures PR #4696

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