Vitalik Reiterates Feasibility of Integrating AI Applications: Potential to Address Ethereum’s Greatest Technical Risks
Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, has stated that the biggest technical risk for Ethereum at the moment may be the existence of code errors, and AI clearly has the potential to assist in optimizing Ethereum in the future.
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Vitalik emphasizes the feasibility of integrating AI with blockchain
Mixed opinions on AI programming and bug detection
In a tweet, Vitalik points out:
One of the AI applications that excites me is using AI-assisted verification codes and bug detection. Currently, the biggest technical risk for Ethereum lies in code errors, and any method that can significantly change the rules of the game is remarkable.
Vitalik previously wrote an article proposing four categories of integration between AI and blockchain.
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Vitalik Buterin’s article on the prospects and challenges of integrating AI and blockchain
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However, the accuracy of AI in detecting code bugs seems to have mixed opinions.
Mixed opinions on AI programming and bug detection
In July 2023, blockchain security organization OpenZeppelin conducted an experiment to identify Solidity smart contracts using GPT-4, and GPT-4 only identified 20 out of 28 vulnerabilities.
GPT-4 even described a vulnerability that did not actually exist. Kang Li, the security director of CertiK, a security organization, commented on this:
Writing code through AI tools like ChatGPT often leads to more security issues.
He suggests that AI should only be used as an “assistant” to code engineers, which indeed significantly improves efficiency.
Previously, Coinbase executive Conor Grogan used GPT-4 to quickly identify a vulnerability in a smart contract that had been attacked by hackers in 2018. He believes that AI will ultimately make smart contracts safer and easier to build.
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A great aid in preventing hackers! Coinbase executive: GPT-4 can real-time check for vulnerabilities in Ethereum smart contracts
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Further reading
Vitalik explains the four roles in the cryptocurrency ecosystem: unraveling the mystery of motivation and symbiosis
Vitalik’s declaration of adulthood: a reflection on turning 30 “My childhood is over”
