Vitalik: AI should not replace humans, but become a tool for humans. Security remains a key issue in the development of AI agents.

At the ETHShanghai 2025 Summit, Vitalik discussed the integration of AI and blockchain, emphasizing that AI should enhance human capabilities rather than replace humans. Key points include:

Blockchain provides the "rules of the game" for AI, while AI can participate in areas like market prediction, DAO governance, and automated trading to expand decentralization.
AI has the potential to improve governance through proxy voting or intelligent execution, addressing past issues of low human participation and inefficiency.
Security remains a core challenge, as vulnerabilities in AI controlling assets could lead to catastrophic consequences.
The focus should be on redefining trust and security, rather than pursuing technological wonders, to ensure AI serves as a tool for human enhancement.

At the #ETHShanghai 2025 Summit, Vitalik had a roundtable discussion with Xiao Feng, Chairman of Wanxiang Blockchain. Xiao Feng asked Vitalik, "If AI and Crypto are combined, what advice would you give to entrepreneurs?"

Vitalik believes that the integration of AI and blockchain is nothing new. From market-making arbitrage algorithms a decade ago to today's agent experiments, AI has long been quietly playing a role in the crypto world. He points out that blockchain provides the "rules of the game" for AI, while AI can participate as a participant. Whether it's predicting markets, DAO governance, or automated trading, AI can expand the boundaries of decentralized mechanisms.

However, Vitalik also reminded developers that many past governance mechanisms failed due to low human participation and efficiency bottlenecks. AI has the potential to enhance governance through proxy voting or intelligent execution. However, with the introduction of AI, security will become a core challenge. When AI controls asset permissions, its vulnerabilities could have catastrophic consequences.

He concluded by emphasizing that the integration of AI and crypto should not lead to "replacing humans," but rather allow AI to become a tool to enhance human capabilities. The key to this integration lies not in technological wonders but in redefining trust and security.