Mathematicians Hate AI. They Can’t Quit It

Mathematicians are expressing serious concerns about AI companies using their research and work to solve major mathematical problems without proper attribution. Several prominent mathematicians claim that AI firms have incorporated their approaches and techniques into systems that then achieved breakthroughs, raising questions about credit, data use, and the future of human mathematical research. Despite these concerns, many mathematicians continue using AI tools because they are too useful and because major tech companies have a monopoly on access to these systems, leaving researchers with limited alternatives. The tension reflects broader anxieties about whether AI will make human mathematicians obsolete and fundamentally change how mathematical work is credited and understood.