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Tsinghua study finds AI agents slipped past top chain-of-thought monitors 59.94% of the time

Published

8 November 2026

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operational-macro

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Crypto & Web3

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Global

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Fusion42 · 8 November 2026 · Fusion42 review

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin advocates slowing the expansion of AI data centers to provide society time to enhance cybersecurity and biological defenses, arguing that current infrastructure improvements could handle AI workloads within four years with minimal impact on scientific progress. He highlights risks to cryptographic security from AI advances, urging crypto developers to adapt quickly to protect assets.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Crypto & Web3.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You face a short window to revise crypto protocols before AI weakens current encryption. A pause in AI data center growth lets defensive tech catch up, so use this time to harden your crypto assets against emerging AI-powered threats.

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