Vitalik Buterin Says Ethereum Roadmap Could Have Taken Until 2040 or 2050 Without AI
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Summary
- Vitalik Buterin said artificial intelligence (AI) is significantly accelerating Ethereum's (ETH) technological development.
- Buterin said the Lean Ethereum roadmap could have taken until 2040 or 2050 to complete without AI.
- He said AI is now contributing to research and coding work, significantly speeding up development of the roadmap.
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said artificial intelligence is significantly accelerating the network's technological development.
Wu Blockchain reported on October 10 that Buterin, in an interview at the Network State Conference 2026, said the current Lean Ethereum roadmap could have taken until 2040 or even 2050 to complete without AI, given its goals and technical complexity.
He added that AI is now contributing substantially to research and coding, significantly speeding up work on the roadmap.
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