Vitalik Buterin Unveils GKR Protocol for Fast Proof Systems
Vitalik Buterin Introduces GKR Protocol
- Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin introduced the GKR protocol, designed for fast proof systems.
- GKR enables rapid ZK-EVM and zk-ML proofs, optimized for computations with multiple low-degree layers and numerous repeated function applications.
- The protocol focuses on succinctness rather than privacy but can achieve zero knowledge by wrapping proofs in ZK-SNARK or ZK-STARK.
- Commitments to inputs and outputs, excluding intermediate layers, improve efficiency using cryptographic data structures like KZG or Merkle trees.
Criticism of Agentic AI Models
- Buterin criticized the AI industry's focus on autonomous "agentic" models, advocating for more human-input-centric systems.
- He supports open-weight AI models for their strong editing capabilities, aligning with views of experts like Andrej Karpathy.
- Emphasized risks of over-reliance on AI for governance.