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Worked Examples For AI Mathematicians
AI mathematicians improve when they can study worked examples, not just abstract principles. A good
example shows what the tool was asked to do, what artifact it returned, and how that result changed the
next step.
Why Examples Matter
Concrete Workflow Beats Vague Advice
General architecture advice is useful, but mathematical agents often improve fastest from examples:
a simplification branch, a verifier check, a symbolic solve, a tensor rewrite, or a failed path that
got recorded and revised. Examples show how the pieces actually interact.
What A Good Example Includes
Question, Tool Call, Artifact, Next Move
A strong worked example usually includes the original subproblem, the chosen exact tool, the exact
output or artifact, and an explanation of how that artifact changes the next decision. This is much
more valuable than a generic story about an agent being "smart."