Vitalik Buterin says AI vibe coding prototyped the 2030 Ethereum plan in weeks

According to Vitalik Buterin in an X post on Saturday, an AI-led experiment “vibe coding” a reference implementation mapped Ethereum’s roadmap to 2030 within weeks after a February bet. He said AI is accelerating development but carries massive caveats, and urged teams to channel gains into security through testing, formal verification, and multiple implementations.