Mathematicians warn of AI threats to profession as industry encroaches

Recommendations for humans So what is a human mathematician to do during the AI boom? The Leiden Declaration recommends that individual mathematicians transparently disclose their use of AI tools, retain responsibility for the correctness of their mathematical work, continue crediting human authors while properly attributing work even if AI tools make that difficult, and consider using only AI tools that align with the values articulated in the declaration The declaration also reminds mathematicians that mathematics has “applications in the development of technology for use in warfare , oppression, mass surveillance , and the undermining of democracy,” and so mathematicians should make ethical decisions accordingly when choosing external partnerships with tech companies. Professional mathematical organizations can develop guidelines for the use of AI and other automated tools in publication and review, protect the rights of researchers as authors through licensing agreements that prevent their work from being used as training data without consent, and support the role of peer-reviewed publications. …