Vitalik Buterin · Ethereum · Decrypt
The post doesn’t demonstrate that these systems have been broken," Ananda Banerjee, founder of analytics firm Charlie Quant Lab
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Buterin isn't proposing any drastic measures to prepare for a "plausible" doomsday scenario.
Key facts
- Potential breaks in cryptography by quantum computers were generally thought to be contained to Elliptic curve cryptography and RSA," Isabel Foxen Duke, head of Mara Foundation and co-author
- The post doesn’t demonstrate that these systems have been broken," Ananda Banerjee, founder of analytics firm Charlie Quant Lab, told Decrypt
- The AI fears come a month after Buterin said that AI wouldn't doom crypto security, arguing that security defenses will keep pace
- Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says it is "plausible" for artificial intelligence to break encryption within the next two years
Summary
Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum's co-founder, thinks it is "plausible" that AI-driven advancements in math might break encryption, specifically lattice-based cryptography, within the next two years. Lattice-based cryptography is one of several options to quantum-proof a blockchain, but Buterin is warning that it might expose the network to a closer AI risk. It comes a day after Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake also said that AI-accelerated math may break encryption before quantum computing can. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says it is "plausible" for artificial intelligence to break encryption within the next two years. It comes a day after Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake called on the industry to plan for " bunker mode " by moving funds to addresses whose public keys haven't been exposed.