Changpeng Zhao and Vitalik Buterin Warn AI Poses Risks To Bitcoin

TL;DR Changpeng Zhao warned that artificial intelligence could facilitate attacks against Bitcoin users without needing to break its cryptography. Vitalik Buterin also expressed confidence in current cryptographic security, although other researchers have warned that advances in AI could compromise digital signatures. Bitcoin Core has revised its vulnerability disclosure policy to release fixes more quickly when security flaws can be easily discovered using AI. Changpeng Zhao (CZ), founder of Binance, warned that artificial intelligence could pose a threat to Bitcoin users even without breaking its cryptography . He pointed to phishing and social engineering attacks as more immediate threats than a potential compromise of cryptographic algorithms. Zhao believes Bitcoin’s cryptographic mechanisms remain resilient and that AI could exploit leaked information to deceive users and gain access to their assets.

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