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More Than 1,000 Mathematicians Pledge to Avoid AI in Research
Over 1,000 mathematicians signed a pledge to refuse work with AI companies and limit AI in their research.
More than 1,000 mathematicians have signed a pledge to refuse work with artificial intelligence companies and to restrict the use of AI in their own research. The collective commitment marks a coordinated response from the mathematics community to the growing presence of AI tools in scientific work.
The pledge surfaces at a time when research leaders are confronting a legitimacy challenge that cannot be resolved through gains in technical capability alone. The signatories are drawing a line between accepted research practices and the integration of AI systems, signaling a structural tension within the research enterprise.
The move places pressure on institutions and funders to clarify where they stand on the role of AI in mathematical and scientific inquiry. It also raises immediate questions for executives and managers who oversee research teams, as well as for communications and human resources professionals who must navigate the expectations of a workforce increasingly willing to set public boundaries around technology use.