Thoughts about the Leiden Declaration

Summary

The author recounts attending a workshop on mathematics and AI, which produced the Leiden Declaration, now signed by over 3000 people. Although he did not sign, he clarifies it is not due to disagreement but rather uncertainty about some confident assertions and recommendations. He appreciates the declaration's role in focusing attention on pressing issues, and quotes its passage on characteristic values of mathematical research, including the role of proof, attribution, transparency, and independent verification.