According to Ethereum research group Ethlabs, the organization proposes accelerating Ethereum's post-quantum security upgrade to 2027 from the Ethereum Foundation's existing 2029 target. The pqai27 proposal argues that advances in artificial intelligence are accelerating quantum computing risks to existing cryptographic systems. Ethlabs aims to achieve two milestones during 2027: pqai-ready, which would establish post-quantum consensus and provide users a pathway to quantum-resistant accounts, and pqai-scaled, which would bring quantum-resistant transactions to full network capacity. The upgrade would protect accounts, transactions, and network consensus against future quantum attacks. The proposal shifts Ethereum's technical roadmap priorities, with Ethlabs offering to withdraw its Quick Slots performance improvement from the planned Hegotá hard fork to redirect resources toward quantum security.
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