As I understand, a lot of mathematics, at least the part about solving problems, is basically back and forth between exploration (which involves pattern matchin

As I understand, a lot of mathematics, at least the part about solving problems, is basically back and forth between exploration (which involves pattern matching) and formalising. We've basically solved formalising a while ago, and now LLMs are getting better and better at exploration. If you think about it, it's also what a lot of other intellectual activity looks like, at least in STEM.