Vitalik Buterin: "The Combination of AI and Ethereum Will Drive Market and Governance Innovation"
Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has presented a new vision for the future of artificial intelligence (AI). He emphasized that AI and blockchain will not simply coexist, but will converge to improve human judgment and market efficiency.
On Monday, Buterin, via X (formerly Twitter), outlined four areas where Ethereum and AI intersect, stating that "AI should assist humans rather than replace them." The key areas he identified were "privacy-preserving AI interactions," "Ethereum's economic role in AI-to-AI interactions," "automated on-chain verification," and "market and governance efficiency."
Emphasize the organic combination of AI and blockchain.
Buterin pointed out that new tools and integrations are essential for AI to truly achieve privacy. He explained that protecting user privacy is emerging as a key challenge, particularly given the risk of data leakage associated with large language models (LLMs). Indeed, in some cases, AI chatbot usage records have been used as legal evidence.
He proposed technological solutions to address this issue, including anonymous API calls utilizing "zero-knowledge proofs (ZK-Proofs)" and cryptographic techniques for verifying AI work results. He further envisioned a future where AI audits and verifies transactions on the blockchain, interacts with dApps, and even proposes transactions on behalf of users.
The ideals of 'cyberpunk' can be realized through AI.
Buterin stated, "The ideal of 'verifying everything', which the cypherpunk community has long dreamed of, has been unrealistically impossible, but now it's possible thanks to LLM." Ultimately, he envisions that this could contribute not only to transaction verification but also to preventing scams. He emphasized the need for an AI-based verification system, citing the recent surge in address poisoning scams as an example.
AI bots evolve into economic agents.
He envisioned AI moving beyond mere tools to function as "economic entities" on blockchains. This envisions AI bots employing each other, making API calls, and even handling security deposits. He explained that this structure isn't simply for economic activity; it's a means to achieve a more decentralized authority structure.
Finally, Buterin believed that AI could overcome the limitations of prediction markets and decentralized governance. He stated, "Theoretically beautiful decentralized systems have been difficult to realize due to the limitations of human attention and judgment, but LLM can overcome these limitations." He added, "Now is the time to bring idealism back to reality."
The convergence of blockchain technology and generative AI is emerging as an opportunity to fundamentally restructure the market structure and governance system of the cryptocurrency ecosystem, going beyond mere technical curiosity. Buterin's vision offers a clearer direction for the "verifiable future" ushered in by Ethereum and AI.
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