PANews reported on November 12, 2026, that Ethlabs, an independent nonprofit Ethereum research organization, had posted a proposal on the Ethereum Magicians forum. Ethlabs called for Ethereum to become resistant to quantum and AI-related threats by 2027, a goal it calls “pqai27.” The report does not describe an activated upgrade.
Ethlabs argued that AI capabilities and the discovery of software vulnerabilities are accelerating, while the timeline for quantum computing is moving forward. It called for fewer cryptographic assumptions, formal verification and client diversity to strengthen Ethereum against increasingly capable attacks.
PANews’s headline also refers to postponing plans for faster block production, but the report gives no details of a timetable or decision.
