In the final episode of this four-part series, our guests examine the future of mathematics in artificial intelligence. First, Christopher Tominich, Senior Editor, Mathematics at Springer Nature, explores the impact of AI on how mathematical research is written and reviewed. Most notably, he’s noticed mathematicians increasingly relying on AI tools to review manuscripts—a worrisome trend, given the issue of uploading unpublished material into a large language model (LLM) that could use that (uncredited) research in future responses. Next, we discuss comparisons of generative AI to the release of the calculator, ultimately arguing that no tool, not even AI, can replace “thinking mathematically.” To close, Elizabeth Loew, Executive Editor, Mathematics at Springer Nature, predicts that the relationship between mathematics and AI will evolve to become more collaborative. She also provides recommendations to librarians and faculty on how best to prepare students and researchers for this fast-approaching reality.

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