Good article on the #LeidenDeclaration : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/science/ai-mathematics-leiden-declaration.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nFA.dR8Q.uZKcJ0J7of_K&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Quote: “An aspect of mathematics that is cherished by mathematicians is that it is one of few successful examples of a gift economy — that is to say, its economy is somehow an island of idealism in our society. As director of graduate studies in the mathematics department at Columbia, I read the personal statements of all the applicants every year, several hundred, and they are still idealists.
The tech industry proceeds in accordance with commercial logic, which is antithetical to the values of mathematics.”