Ethlabs proposes Ethereum to achieve quantum-resistant and AI-resistant upgrade goals by 2027, plans to adjust Hegotá hard fork roadmap

Odaily Report: Ethlabs published an article on the Ethereum community forum, proposing to advance Ethereum's goal of achieving quantum resistance (Post-Quantum) and AI attack resistance (Post-AI) to 2027, under the codename "pqai27," and recommending it be designated as the highest priority for protocol development. The team believes that AI is accelerating the cracking of mathematical problems and the discovery of software vulnerabilities, while the timeline for quantum computing threats is also moving up. Ethereum needs to enhance its long-term network security by adopting cryptographic schemes with fewer security assumptions, strengthening client security, and formal verification.

To advance this goal, Ethlabs recommends reassessing the upgrade scope of the subsequent hard fork Hegotá, reconsidering features that are not on the critical path for pqai27, and announcing the withdrawal of the Quick Slots resources previously sought for Hegotá to redirect them toward pqai27. The preliminary roadmap vision includes: at the Hegotá stage, implementing a quantum-resistant consensus mechanism and account signature scheme to enable Ethereum to operate in a quantum-resistant manner; subsequently, achieving full-capacity operation through signature aggregation and quantum-resistant data availability solutions. Ethlabs emphasizes that achieving "pqai-ready" by 2027 is the core goal, while reaching full capacity "pqai-scaled" is a more challenging stretch objective.