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I am a mathematician working on building mathematical superintelligence

Email: justinchadwickasher@gmail.com
GitHub: github.com/justincasher
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/justin-asher



Selected recent works

The need for an autoformalizer (2024)

Abstract.   I argue that the creation of an autoformalizer—a machine that can verify mathematics—would have monumental benefits for both academic research and industrial applications. I then discuss how one could be created.

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Modeling Catan through self-play (2024)

Abstract.   I taught a neural network how to play the board game Catan using supervised learning via self-play. When training, I utilized both temporal-difference and Monte-Carlo tree search methods, along with a residual neural network structure.

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Infinity categories (2024)

Abstract.   In this note, we answer the question "What is an infinity category?", explaining the definition in terms of simplicial categories, ordinary category theory, and homotopy theory.

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The Ramanujan conjecture (2023)

Abstract.   We discuss some of the main tools used by Deligne in proving the Ramanujan conjecture. These are notes from a talk, so I do not include most proofs.

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