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Cardano Founder Says Vitalik’s AI Warning Could Slow Internet-Wide Quantum Protection

TL;DR Charles Hoskinson argues that Vitalik Buterin’s concerns about AI-driven mathematical breakthroughs could delay the adoption of lattice-based post-quantum cryptography.

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What happened

TL;DR Charles Hoskinson argues that Vitalik Buterin’s concerns about AI-driven mathematical breakthroughs could delay the adoption of lattice-based post-quantum cryptography. Hoskinson says decades of research have improved attacks against lattice systems without demonstrating a general method to break properly configured schemes.

Reported details

  • Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson accused Vitalik Buterin of undermining quantum-resistant cryptography with speculative warnings about AI-driven mathematical breakthroughs. In an Oct. 9 post, Hoskinson challenged the Ethereum co-founder’s skepticism toward lattice-based cryptography, arguing that decades of security research had already accounted for the technology’s known weaknesses. He warned that encouraging developers to abandon established approaches […]

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