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<p>In <a href="/facts/Computer_science/lN3pEyPz">computer science</a> and <a href="/facts/Mathematical_logic/SaI7Y3wN">mathematical logic</a>, a proof assistant or interactive theorem prover is a software tool to assist with the development of <a href="/facts/Formal_proof/6nEhV4cw">formal proofs</a> by human–machine collaboration. This involves some sort of interactive proof editor, or other <a href="/facts/User_interface/e9sPEWVD">interface</a>, with which a human can guide the search for proofs, the details of which are stored in, and some steps provided by, a <a href="/facts/Computer/SQe1aK05">computer</a>. </p><p>A recent effort within this field is making these tools use <a href="/facts/Artificial_intelligence/lJGauQwX">artificial intelligence</a> to automate the formalization of ordinary mathematics. </p>