Ethlabs is urging Ethereum developers to make defenses against quantum computing and artificial intelligence the network’s main 2027 security priority, with safeguards for consensus and account access.
The proposal, called pqai27, argues that quantum-focused defenses would address only part of the risk: AI could speed up cryptanalysis, while software weaknesses create a separate exposure.
Ethlabs would put pqai-scaled on a longer-term track and drop quick slots and other features it considers noncritical. It also wants developers to reassess the Hegotá hard fork.
A separate Sept. 7 plan from the Ethereum Foundation Protocol Cluster sets a December 2029 quantum-resistance target for Ethereum’s execution, consensus and data layers, a timeline EconoTimes previously described.
