Speaking at the Devcon developer conference, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin said AI can expose security vulnerabilities and adds new risks, arguing privacy should rest on decentralised, verifiable technology and zero-knowledge proofs. He also urged firms not to collect unnecessary personal data and questioned hardware wallet security.
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Vitalik Buterin warned that AI advances could weaken lattice-based cryptography and urged more conservative parameters. Charles Hoskinson disputed the claim, saying decades of research shaped current security parameters. At Devcon, Buterin said AI exposes security vulnerabilities and adds new risks, urging privacy…
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