News

Updates and announcements

Here we will share curated updates about the Declaration.

News

On 2 June 2026, the International Mathematical Union (IMU) endorsed the Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics. For more information, see the editorial by the IMU Secretary General, Christoph Sorger, in IMU News 137.

Upcoming events

• On 26 July 2026, the Leiden Declaration will be presented and discussed at the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) in Philadelphia. Event details.

Press coverage

A selection of articles for reference only.

• Siobhan Roberts, As A.I. makes strides in mathematics, mathematicians urge caution, The New York Times, 2 June 2026.
• Leila Sloman, Mathematicians sign declaration to rein in AI use, Scientific American, 2 June 2026.
• Celina Zhao, Mathematicians issue warning as AI rapidly gains ground, Science, 2 June 2026.
• Alex van den Brandhof, Laat big tech niet bepalen welke wiskunde ertoe doet (in Dutch), NRC, 3 June 2026.

Institutional announcements

• Leiden University: Leiden Declaration: AI is challenging the core values of mathematics, 2 June 2026.
  • See also the announcements by the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences, the London Mathematical Society, the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, the University of Edinburgh, and the Eindhoven University of Technology.