Vitalik Flags AI Security Risks and Social Media Manipulation, Calls for Zero-Knowledge Proofs and Other Technologies to Protect Personal Data

November 4: According to Cointelegraph, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin warned at Devcon 8 that AI is posing new threats to security and privacy while also helping to uncover vulnerabilities. He questioned the security of hardware wallets and warned against making crypto investments based on social media posts rife with bots and manipulated content. Buterin called for decentralized, verifiable technologies and zero-knowledge proofs to protect personal data, arguing that companies should avoid collecting unnecessary information.