White Papers and Statements on Artificial Intelligence

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Artificial intelligence, broadly construed, has already changed the working lives of mathematicians, and has the potential to radically alter the profession. While the new developments come with challenges, they also bring numerous opportunities: for research in mathematics, in support of teaching and mentoring roles, and for activities of the AMS.

As a general principle, the AMS should be open to the potential benefits of developments in AI. This should be carried out with careful and thoughtful experimentation with new technologies; at the same time, disclosure of how and when AI is being used should be encouraged until such time as the consequences are more clearly understood.

The AI Advisory Group has developed white papers summarizing current issues of importance for the following policy committees:

White papers

Committee on the Profession: Questions artificial intelligence raises for the mathematics profession a broad discussion of how AI might affect our profession.
Committee on Education: Artificial intelligence: Challenges and opportunities in postsecondary mathematics education, discussing what we should think about as educators – ethical concerns, new opportunities, and curriculum development.
Committee on Publications: Artificial intelligence: Publishing in mathematics which considers implications of AI for peer review, research integrity, copyright, and publications.
Committee on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Equity, diversity, inclusion, and artificial intelligence: Issues for mathematicians to consider discusses research opportunities around fairness and equity, as well as ethical questions around training data and large language models.
Committee on Science Policy: Harnessing the power of science policy with mathematics —how AI and mathematics can enrich one another, and how to enable interested mathematicians to get involved.

These are intended as living documents to be updated regularly with resources and guidance.

Statements

Committee on Publication Ethics: Use of Artificial Intelligence; This statement, issued by the Committee on Publication Ethics in February 2023, has been adapted by the AMS Committee on Publications.

Mathematics does not stand alone in these discussions. Many other fields are being transformed, or have already been transformed, through new technologies, and the AMS should remain in discourse with other professional societies and partners to learn from their experiences and, where appropriate, collectively represent issues of broad importance.

The AMS AI Advisory Group strongly encourages all mathematicians to seriously consider the potential impact of AI on their own work, and to participate in a broad community discussion about this impact.