Ethlabs Proposes Post-Quantum and AI Security as Ethereum’s 2027 Priority

Ethlabs has proposed making post-quantum and artificial intelligence security Ethereum’s top priority for 2027, targeting risks to the network’s consensus process and account pathways in a broader security agenda.

The proposal, called pqai27, argues that post-quantum measures alone would not address risks from AI-accelerated cryptanalysis and software vulnerabilities. It recommends prioritizing pqai27 and focusing on post-quantum security for consensus and account pathways.

The plan also calls for reassessing the Hegotá hard fork and dropping quick slots and other noncritical features. Ethlabs lists pqai-scaled as an extended goal.

Ethlabs is an independent nonprofit research group focused on Ethereum. The group previously urged Ethereum developers to wait for audit results and assess their effects before setting a Hoodi testnet fork date, a position set out in its earlier Hoodi testnet warning.