Buterin says AI maths could break crypto before quantum computers do.
OpenAI's dump of 722 maths manuscripts on Tuesday set off a cryptography scare. Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin says AI could compress fifty years of maths into two. That would crack the lattice schemes built to survive quantum computers, though he urges no panic.
Why it mattersLattice maths is the replacement the world picked to outlast quantum computers. If AI shortens that timeline, every bank and messaging app has to pick again.
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