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Comment by rencrisa

It seems that a lot of folks misunderstand the guarantees that lean provides.

I just want to state that having "lean proofs" that build (checks) does not mean the actual real theorems we care about hold. Ignoring lean kernel bugs, ultimately a human (not an agent) has to verify the lean encoded theorem statements (specs/specifications), that the lean proofs are checked against, indeed correctly encode the real theorems. For non-trivial theorems such as these, this is an arduous and tricky task where even a little mistake could be fatal. AI generated lean encoded theorems can be huge and difficult to understand. I wonder if anyone reputable has audited these specifications.

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