Ethereum Cryptography and AI slop

Cryptography
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Hello,

I feel is a good idea to make a new thread where we can talk seriously about Cryptography in Ethereum especially quantum-resistant solutions.

The crypto space is in panic mode and in my humble opinion rushed decisions to push proposals which are almost all definitely written by AI agents pose a massive threat not only to Ethereum but the entire crypto community. I talk about the next 5,10,20 years, not about tomorrow or the next year.

I reading here a bunch of threads and it feels like bots talking to each other. Almost everyday new “solutions” pop-up but they fundamentally the same, either NIST-aligned or claiming unproven security and there is a complete lack of cryptanalysis results in these topics. As someone who very familiar with cryptography and the newer crypto ecosystem unfortunately even Ethereum’s so called road-map seems messy and it feels more that is designed for media attention then proper real solutions for actual problems.

Could someone who actually has authority and knowledge in this field would like to join a meaningful discussion in this topic?

I would really appreciate it.

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I’d stress that security is not based on authority, but that aside: when does AI slop come into play in your question?

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The forum is open for anyone to join, and AI slop is difficult to differentiate from just bad ideas these days. Many of us regulars have learned to filter out and skip over the worst ones, and over time you’ll get to recognize commenters who actually know what they are talking about vs those who just copy/paste slop into the reply box.

It is unclear to me why people think posting AI slop here is going to result in some sort of positive future outcome occurring for them. They spend money on tokens or a subscription and they’ll get nothing out of it, but they continue to do it for some reason.

We have commoditized intelligence, but have not yet commoditized the ability to decide where and when to apply it effectively.

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