Foreign media reports that Trump's refusal to push for stricter AI regulations is bringing a set of more realistic problems to the crypto industry. The article argues that AI is not only a development tool but could also become an attack tool. In the context where DeFi and the security of on-chain protocols rely heavily on code, relaxed regulation may expose such risks more quickly.
Trump expresses opposition to adding new barriers
It is reported that Trump stated that the United States needs to maintain its competitiveness and should not slow down its development due to additional restrictions. He said that what the industry needs is a "strong and smart president," and indicated that his administration will take proactive measures to prevent AI from being used for "bad purposes."
The article mentions that Vice President JD Vance also supports this stance, believing that some regulatory calls are more like a "Trojan horse" aimed at restricting industry development. It is also mentioned in the article that China has not accepted the idea of slowing down the development of AI.
AI has entered the field of encrypted security attack and defense.
The article argues that the impact of AI on the crypto industry is twofold. On one hand, it can help developers identify code defects more quickly; on the other hand, it may also allow attackers to scale their attacks at a lower cost.
The article cites an example where Zcash had a ethical hacker use AI to discover a forged vulnerability in the code. If the discoverer were not a white-hat developer, the consequences could have been completely different. The article also mentions that similar tools might even be used by autonomous proxy programs for exploitations of vulnerabilities.
In addition to code security, AI is also considered to exacerbate social engineering attacks. The article mentions that realistic phishing content, deeply forged videos, and voices can all be used to impersonate project representatives or senior executives of trading platforms. Related cases of Patrick Hillman, a former executive of Binance, are cited as examples of such risks.
The article claims that risk narratives are also exaggerated.
However, this comment does not entirely side with the view that “AI has gotten out of control.” The article cites the opinion of investor Michael Burry stating that the narrative surrounding the AI disaster has been exaggerated excessively, and that behind this are both marketing factors and a reflection of the slowdown in industry growth and intensified competition.
The core conclusion of the article is that if AI regulation continues to be lax, the crypto industry will not only reap efficiency benefits but also have to bear higher security costs. For DeFi, wallets, trading platforms, and on-chain projects, future pressures may come more from the upgrading of attack methods, rather than just traditional code audit issues.
