Vitalik: AI Will Become the New User Interface, Directly Executing Complex Onchain Operations May Become the Norm

Odaily reports that Vitalik Buterin stated that AI is demonstrating the ability to break out of sandboxes, attack websites, discover software vulnerabilities, as well as help discover vulnerabilities in the Ethereum protocol, implement complex cryptography, and conduct formal verification. About a month ago, he updated his ENS information for the first time without using a user interface, simply asking a local AI agent to write a script, and the operation was completed in about 5 minutes. He expects that AI directly executing complex onchain operations will gradually become the norm and become the new user interface in more scenarios. Vitalik Buterin also stated that the Safe-related hack caused approximately $1.4 billion in losses, with the attack targeting the interaction layer between users and onchain systems, rather than onchain contracts. AI directly handling transactions may reduce the risks brought by web interfaces, but it will also introduce new challenges such as AI security, prompt injection, and the accuracy of operational understanding.