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From: Mild Shock <janburse@fastmail.fm>
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Subject: Traditions die: Another one bites the Dust
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 22:36:12 +0100
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Hi,

 > Subject: An Isabelle Foundation?
 > Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 14:16:33 +0000
 > From: Lawrence Paulson via isabelle-dev
 > Some of us have been talking about how to keep
things going after the recent retirement of Tobias and
myself and the withdrawal of resources from Munich.
I've even heard a suggestion that Isabelle would not
be able to survive for much longer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabelle_%28proof_assistant%29

No more money for symbolic AI? LoL

Maybe suplanted by Lean (proof assistant) and my
speculation maybe re-orientation to keep up with
Hybrid methods, such as found in ChatGPT.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_%28proof_assistant%29

Bye