Ethlabs Wants Ethereum Quantum and AI Ready by 2027, Drops Its Faster Blocks Push
By Unchained
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Ethlabs has urged Ethereum core developers to prioritize making the network resistant to quantum and AI attacks by 2027. To free up resources, the research lab withdrew its quick-slots proposal from the planned Hegota hard fork.
Why it matters
Ethlabs argues both quantum and AI threats "point to the same fix: cryptography built on hash functions, which leans on fewer mathematical assumptions."
Key facts
- Ethlabs published a proposal on Nov. 11 targeting quantum and AI resistance for Ethereum by 2027, dubbed "pqai27".
- The lab is withdrawing its EIP-8198 quick-slots proposal, which would reduce block times from 12 to 10 seconds, from the Hegota hard fork.
- Ethlabs argues both quantum and AI threats require moving to cryptography built on hash functions.
Source excerpt · Unchained
Ethlabs says it is giving up on 10-second blocks in Hegota so its researchers can work on quantum- and AI-resistant cryptography, a plan core developers have yet to take up. The post Ethlabs Wants Ethereum Quantum and AI Ready by 2027, Drops Its Faster Blocks Push appeared first on Unchained .