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The Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics was released, addressing new threats to the mathematics community. Prominent mathematicians endorse the declaration, emphasizing the importance of human understanding in mathematical research. The article also discusses the implications of AI on the field and the socio-economic inequalities exacerbated by tech companies' interests in mathematics.
- ▪The Leiden Declaration aims to identify threats to the intellectual culture of the mathematics community.
- ▪Prominent mathematicians like Peter Scholze and Kevin Buzzard have endorsed the declaration, highlighting the need for a communal spirit in mathematics.
- ▪The article raises concerns about the socio-economic inequalities driven by tech companies' investments in mathematical research.
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The big AI/math news is the release today of the Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics. It’s an excellent attempt to identify the new threats to the intellectual culture of the mathematics community and begin a discussion of what to do about them. For some discussion, see Siobhan Roberts at the New York Times, and Michael Harris at his substack. There are some endorsements from prominent mathematicians included. From Peter Scholze there’s This is a wonderful declaration, coming at the right time. The goal of mathematical research is human understanding of mathematics, and so mathematics can only thrive in a community of human mathematicians. It is crucial to preserve this communal spirit.
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