Vitalik Buterin, the Ethereum co-founder, says slowing the construction of large-scale AI data centers could give society more time to strengthen cybersecurity and reduce biological risks. He argues that work requiring new data centers in two years could be handled by existing infrastructure within four years, or sooner, if algorithmic efficiency continues to improve. Buterin says a one-year slowdown in AI scaling would have little effect on scientific progress because data collection, experimentation and result analysis remain time-consuming regardless of computing capacity. In September and October 2026, he warned that AI could weaken lattice-based cryptography in the short term, while also strengthening defenses through formal verification. His comments produced no immediate market reaction and were not tied to any specific project or token.
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