One of Ethereum’s co-founders, Vitalik Buterin, offered a strategy for how Ethereum may contribute to a safer AI future. According to him, AI ought to provide people greater autonomy rather than enslave them to uncontrollable systems. He adds that extremely potent AI could become highly dangerous if governments and developers do not take swift action.
To reduce these risks, Buterin suggests using Ethereum as a neutral platform for AI activity. In his view, open blockchains can make AI systems more transparent, auditable, and harder to secretly abuse. He advocates for regulations and instruments that maintain human control while AI manages routine tasks.
Four Ways Ethereum And AI Can Work Together
Buterin highlights four main areas where Ethereum and AI can grow together. First, he wants better tools for private and trustless interaction with AI, including local models and zero knowledge based payments for AI APIs. These tools would let people use advanced AI services without exposing their identity or raw data.
Second, he sees Ethereum as an economic layer for AI to AI commerce. Smart contracts could let AI agents pay each other for tasks, hold deposits, and settle disputes on chain. Third, AI systems could help verify on chain data and code, spotting bugs, scams, and risky contracts faster than humans alone.
Finally, he believes AI can scale human judgment in markets and governance. AI tools could help users understand complex votes, prediction markets, and funding decisions while people still make the final calls. This mix of automation and human choice is central to his safe AI vision.
Warnings On AI Governance And Centralization
However, Buterin cautions against making AI the dominant force in crypto systems. According to him, unbridled “AI governance” may erode decentralization and establish new centers of authority. He favors hybrid models instead, in which people oversee AI technologies and have the ability to override them as necessary.
He urges the crypto community to move carefully, even suggesting strong global regulation for extreme AI scenarios. In his view, Ethereum’s open infrastructure can support powerful AI, but safety and human control must come first.
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