Ethereum research nonprofit Ethlabs has proposed a 2027 goal for making the network ready for post-quantum and advanced AI-related security threats, according to a discussion posted to the Ethereum Magicians forum on November 11 and circulating on November 12. The details are documented in the source announcement and reporting.
Called pqai27, the proposal separates a readiness milestone from a more ambitious target for full performance. The first aims for a post-quantum consensus layer and a pathway for users to move to more resilient accounts, even if the network initially operates with reduced capacity under emergency conditions.
Proposal Puts Consensus And Accounts First
A second target, pqai-scaled, would allow post-quantum transactions and data availability at a scale comparable with current activity. That stage would depend on additional engineering work, including signature aggregation and changes to data-availability mechanisms.
Ethlabs argues that accelerating progress in quantum research and AI-assisted software vulnerability discovery warrants revisiting Ethereum’s development priorities. Its authors want upcoming Hegotá fork work to focus on security-critical changes and say they will withdraw their quick-slots proposal from that fork.
Hegota Scope Could Change Under New Timetable
This is a research group’s proposed roadmap, not an adopted Ethereum Foundation deadline or a completed network upgrade. Final priorities will require agreement among Ethereum’s independent development teams and the usual specification, testing and deployment processes.
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What remains unconfirmed: Further operational, regulatory and commercial details beyond the statements described above require new disclosures. The story reflects information available in the November 12, 2026 news cycle, with no inference that planned launches or proposed changes are already effective.
