Vitalik Buterin links AI privacy risks to Ethereum's 2026 "Private World Computer" shift

On 3 April 2026 at 09:22, Vitalik Buterin outlined a plan to run a private, self-sovereign AI setup on his own hardware and warned that today's AI agents can be compromised by something as simple as visiting a malicious webpage. He also argued Ethereum's 2026 priorities are moving from payments toward privacy-by-default tools such as zero-knowledge proofs and stealth addresses, aiming for what he calls a "Private World Computer."