Reading recommendations
Here is an arbitrarily-ordered list of blog posts/books I have read that I found useful in developing an opinion about AI. I don't agree with every statement made, but appreciate the direction in which the following move the field:
- Declarations on AI use in mathematics
- Leiden Declaration on AI and Mathematics (2026.05)
A broad approach to guiding how AI tools might fit into mathematical research - A Severe Misalignment of AI in Mathematics (2026.09)
A few paragraphs on the use of mathematics as AI benchmarks/marketing
- Leiden Declaration on AI and Mathematics (2026.05)
- Books
- Empire of AI by Karen Hao (2025.05)
A historical account and critique of OpenAI's growth and controversies
- Empire of AI by Karen Hao (2025.05)
- Blog posts
- Existential Risk from AI: An Exposition for Mathematicians by Xiaoyu He
- Why I left Google Deepmind by Alex Turner
- [Report on OpenAI/Hugging Face hack] by METR