Survey polls graduate students, postdocs on AI in math

A survey of graduate students and postdocs on AI in mathematics has been posted to arXiv by Anna Brandenberger, Hanna Mularczyk, and Dora Woodruff. The authors collected anonymous responses from nearly 60 institutions and at least 5 countries, combining multiple choice and open-ended questions, and compiled them into an 11 plus 15 page paper with 18 figures.

Their framing is pointed. "We've heard a lot about AI in math from Fields medalists, AI labs, and established professors," the authors write. "However, the personal stakes are highest for early career researchers."

The paper is addressed to three audiences at once: senior mathematicians and university administrators, early career mathematicians, and non-mathematicians. To the first group the authors direct an ask, that they "understand the concerns of the younger generations and use your authority to take action accordingly."

The abstract publishes no numeric findings from the survey itself. The instrument, the breakdown by response, and the 18 figures sit inside the full PDF.