Libraries, Publishing, and the Future of Mathematics in AI

Sponsored by Springer Nature

Recorded on 02/25/2026
Posted in The Authority File

Episode 461

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mathematicians increasingly relying on AI tools to review manuscripts—a worrisome trend, given the issue of uploading unpublished material into a large language model (LLM) that could use that (uncredited) research in future responses.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.

About the guests:

Elizabeth Loew
Executive Editor, Mathematics
Springer Nature

Elizabeth Loew is an Executive Editor in the (Books) Mathematics group at Springer Nature. She is officially based in New York and manages team members in New York, Philadelphia, and São Paolo, Brazil.

Elizabeth began her tenure as a publishing editor in December 2007. She is the gatekeeper of well-known textbook series at the graduate and undergraduate levels and enjoys publishing all types of books spanning a vast array of topics in math and those that strongly intersect with math. Elizabeth especially enjoys inspiring and brainstorming with colleagues as well as creating cooperations with “societies“ and institutes.

Prior to becoming a publisher, she owned a small business, TeXniques, Inc., which provided full service production work of mathematics books for Springer and Birkhäuser imprints. She has a degree in Economics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA.

Christopher Tominich headshot

Christopher Tominich
Senior Editor, Mathematics
Springer Nature

Christopher Tominich is Senior Editor in the Mathematics book group at Springer Nature, where he works on the Birkhäuser imprint. He is responsible for a variety of book series covering aspects of both pure and applied mathematics. Prior to joining Springer Nature in 2014, he held editorial positions at Taylor & Francis and Pearson. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Classics from New York University.

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Check out our previous series with Springer Nature:
– Innovative STEM Publishing Strategies in an Evolving AI Landscape 
– Why Humanities and Social Sciences Matter for Today’s AI Landscape
– Springer Nature’s Adoption and Scale of the SDGs
– Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals
– Introducing Nature Mental Health

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