AI Smart Contract Exploits: Expert Warns Agents Could Trigger $10–20B Annual Losses in DeFi Sector
A recent study by MATS and Anthropic Fellows confirms that AI agents can profitably exploit smart contract vulnerabilities, establishing a “concrete lower bound” for economic harm. Novel Exploits and Alarming Cost Reduct...
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