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Machine Learning Street Talk · Monday, October 26, 2026

Terence Tao Launches Equational Theories Project to Map Algebraic Laws

In September 2024, Terence Tao launched Equational Theories, an open collaboration mapping algebraic law implications using Lean, reducing millions of questions down significantly within months.

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“Back in September 2024, Terence Tao launched Equational Theories, an open collaboration mapping which algebraic laws imply others with Lean checking the results.”
“Within a month, the Equational Theories Group had narrowed 22 million questions down to 238. By late November, they were down to 138.”
Heard on Machine Learning Street Talk — “Mathematics Just Changed Forever — Kevin Hartnett”, published Monday, October 26, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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Terence Tao Launches Equational Theories Project to Map Algebraic Laws — Heardvine