<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Mathematicians warn of AI threats to profession as industry encroaches]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Mathematicians warn of AI threats to profession as industry encroaches</p><p>International Mathematical Union endorses warning about tech industry influence.<br /><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/mathematicians-warn-of-ai-threats-to-profession-as-industry-encroaches/?utm_brand=arstechnica&amp;utm_social-type=owned&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://</span><span>arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20</span><span>26/06/mathematicians-warn-of-ai-threats-to-profession-as-industry-encroaches/?utm_brand=arstechnica&amp;utm_social-type=owned&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social</span></a></p>

<div class="row mt-3"><div class="col-12 mt-3"><img class="img-thumbnail" src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/681/891/120/504/058/original/71102c2b3f4d14f8.jpg" alt="Link Preview Image" /></div></div>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/15c069e9-26e2-4d82-a026-26198874130d/mathematicians-warn-of-ai-threats-to-profession-as-industry-encroaches</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:23:06 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/15c069e9-26e2-4d82-a026-26198874130d.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:19:25 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Mathematicians warn of AI threats to profession as industry encroaches on Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:05:36 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/arstechnica%40mastodon.social">@<span>arstechnica</span></a></span> c'mon, AI doesn't even know 2027 is the year after 2026!!!</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jgobble/statuses/116682544670542605</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jgobble/statuses/116682544670542605</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[jgobble@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:05:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Mathematicians warn of AI threats to profession as industry encroaches on Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:00:02 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/gabeweb%40mastodon.social">@<span>gabeweb</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/mcjevans%40hachyderm.io">@<span>mcjevans</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/arstechnica%40mastodon.social">@<span>arstechnica</span></a></span> </p><p>That some teachers do better than others is common...</p><p>But precisely there lies the strength of the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/teacher" rel="tag">#<span>teacher</span></a> profession: the ability to decide when and how to take the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/freedom" rel="tag">#<span>freedom</span></a> to adjust an explanation to make it better.</p><p>This is inherently out of the picture for generative AI systems... Except by adding the random fog that marketers call "creativity" which is the friend of hallucinations.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/polx/statuses/116682286863197547</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/polx/statuses/116682286863197547</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[polx@mastodon.online]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:00:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Mathematicians warn of AI threats to profession as industry encroaches on Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:02:51 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/mcjevans%40hachyderm.io">@<span>mcjevans</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/arstechnica%40mastodon.social">@<span>arstechnica</span></a></span> that depends on what those AI LLMs are trained on.</p><p>Honestly, some of their explanations are easier to understand than a high school teacher's or a college professor's.</p><p>They might be brilliant with numbers, no doubt, but teaching is an art. Not everyone has the ability to convey knowledge in a way that everyone can understand.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gabeweb/statuses/116682062009927211</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gabeweb/statuses/116682062009927211</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[gabeweb@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:02:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Mathematicians warn of AI threats to profession as industry encroaches on Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:40:55 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/arstechnica%40mastodon.social">@<span>arstechnica</span></a></span> </p><p>&gt; Inaccurate AI-generated drafts are cheap to produce, and there is a risk of cluttering the literature with claimed results that are simply wrong</p><p>It took a lot of hard work, but we finally invented a computer that can't do math.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/mcjevans/statuses/116681975729618958</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/mcjevans/statuses/116681975729618958</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[mcjevans@hachyderm.io]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:40:55 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>