The way we do Mathematics is being revolutionised by LLMs. We have lots of questions on how to re-gain control of the field, and little answers. But this is exactly what we trained for as mathematicians: finding answers to problems that currently don't have one! I am personally very excited for the times ahead. If you are a graduate student and would like to chat about worries, ideas, frustration and anything related to the topic, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
I have signed the Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics.
Here is a collection of sources that I found thought-provoking. I do not necessarily agree with all of them.
Articles:
(April 21, 2026) The fall of the theorem economy, by David Bressis
(August 1, 2026) Mathematics is not rational, really! - section The "Author" is a social convention, by Michael Harris
(August 2, 2026) Mathematics Without Mathematicians, by Fernando Borretti
(August 4, 2026) The end of the age of heroes, by Noah Smith
(August 13, 2026) Fundamental Mathematics in the Age of AI, by Benjamin Collas [Please do read this!]
Lectures:
Mathematics in the age of AI, public lecture at ICM (July 24, 2026) and article (August 17, 2026) by Terence Tao
Meeting the Challenges of Research Integrity and Knowledge Assimilation, lecture at INI (March 30, 2026) by Thomas Dietterich
Blogs:
Others:
The third footnote of the paper Some explicit counter-examples to Weibel’s conjecture (August 17, 2026) by Shane Kelly
AI disproved a famous math conjecture. Now what?, conversation (June 30, 2026) with Dwarkesh Patel and Grant Sanderson