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Will an LLM be able to provide a correct proof in response to the following query by the end of 2023? (Weierstrass Aprx)
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Nick Trefthen's Coffee Table PDE book provides the following proof of the Weierstrass Approximation Theorem:

Similar questions can be found e.g. here.

This market resolves to yes if an LLM is able to provide a coherent and correct proof in response to a prompt of the form:

Prove the Weierstrass Approximation Theorem using the Simple Heat Equation.

You can use simple prompt engineering tricks, e.g.
- Asking the chatbot to use LaTeX notation.
- Asking the chatbot to pretend to be a well-known mathematician.
- Asking the chatbot to think step by step.

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A solution that requires specific fine tuning, leading the chatbot towards the correct answer, etc. is insufficient to resolve yes.

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@jcp Can you resolve your closed markets, please?

@traders I dont pay for any LLM so this is all I got: I assume that is a NO?

predictedNO

I'll ask OP off-platform to resolve his markets.

@jskf Thank you, I appreciate it!