In a report published on November 12, 2026, at 10:58 a.m. UTC+8, Foresight News said Ethlabs had posted a proposal on Ethereum Magicians calling for Ethereum to achieve post-quantum and AI security by 2027. Ethlabs framed the goal as a way to strengthen Ethereum’s position as a decentralized root of trust and ETH as a programmable store of value.
Ethlabs argued that a post-quantum focus alone would not address risks from AI-accelerated cryptanalysis and software vulnerabilities. It proposed making the effort, called pqai27, a top priority: reassessing the Hegotá hard fork, removing nonessential features such as quick slots from its scope, and prioritizing post-quantum paths for consensus and accounts. Ethlabs described pqai-scaled as a stretch goal.
These were proposals, not changes reported as adopted or deployed.