Formal provers select methods better when methods state how they apply

Yuan et al. introduce self-advertisement with Method Contracts, raising hit@5 to 95% on Putnam 2015-2025.

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Xiaopeng Yuan · Suijin Wang · Yanli Wang · Haibo Jin · Peng Kuang · Jerry Wang · +2 more

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · Tsinghua University · Imperial College London · Google

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Yuan et al.

Self-advertisement works by having each candidate method propose, before ranking, which part of the goal it targets, what action it would take, and what conditions that action requires.

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Self-advertisement selects applicable methods by having each propose its own use, achieving 95% hit@5 on Putnam proofs.

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