Vitalik Buterin warns: AI could weaken cryptographic security.
What he said:
Advances in AI in mathematics could threaten not only quantum-vulnerable cryptography, but also systems based on lattices.
Timeline: the next 2 years could bring major breakthroughs in mathematical attacks.
What Ethereum is doing:
Exploring a “hash-only” approach for signatures and proofs.
Schemes like WOTS and SPHINCS, which rely less on complex mathematical structures.
Recommendations for multisigs:
Rotate keys after each operation
Use new addresses
Collect signatures off-chain
Use larger parameters for lattice-based cryptography
$ETH mira wider quantum resistance through 2029.
The question: can AI speed up the math needed to break tomorrow’s defenses?
#VitalikButerin
#vitalikwarnsaicouldweakencryptographysecurity
What he said:
Advances in AI in mathematics could threaten not only quantum-vulnerable cryptography, but also systems based on lattices.
Timeline: the next 2 years could bring major breakthroughs in mathematical attacks.
What Ethereum is doing:
Exploring a “hash-only” approach for signatures and proofs.
Schemes like WOTS and SPHINCS, which rely less on complex mathematical structures.
Recommendations for multisigs:
Rotate keys after each operation
Use new addresses
Collect signatures off-chain
Use larger parameters for lattice-based cryptography
$ETH mira wider quantum resistance through 2029.
The question: can AI speed up the math needed to break tomorrow’s defenses?
#VitalikButerin
#vitalikwarnsaicouldweakencryptographysecurity