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Sam Altman's OpenAI Unveils ‘EVMbench’ to Test Whether AI Can Keep Crypto’s Smart Contracts Safe
EVMbench assesses AI's ability to identify, exploit, and fix smart contract bugs securing over $100 billion in crypto assets, aiming to improve blockchain security standards.
- OpenAI and Paradigm unveiled EVMbench on February 19, 2026 to test AI on Ethereum smart-contract security.
- Smart contracts securing over $100B face rising risk as their immutability makes vulnerabilities severe, and recent attacks on Moonwell and CrossCurve highlighted DeFi fragility.
- EVMbench draws from 120 high severity vulnerabilities across 40 audits, including Tempo blockchain material and open audit competitions, and evaluates models in detect, patch, and exploit modes.
- OpenAI said the results both measured and warned that GPT-5.3-Codex outperformed earlier systems in exploit mode while detection and patching remain incomplete.
- OpenAI says it aims to set a clear standard for AI in blockchain security, responding to concerns about AI-driven DeFi attacks that could shape on-chain protocols.
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OpenAI and Paradigm Launch AI Benchmark for Smart Contract Security
OpenAI has collaborated with Paradigm to introduce EVMbench, a new benchmarking framework designed to assess how artificial intelligence agents interact with smart contract security. The initiative focuses on measuring the ability of AI systems to analyze, modify, and exploit smart contracts within controlled environments, reflecting the growing importance of automated security tools in decentralized finance. Smart contracts currently underpin m…
OpenAI and Paradigm Launch EVMbench to Test AI on Smart Contract Vulnerabilities
Smart contract bugs have caused some of the biggest losses in the crypto industry. In many cases, a small mistake in the code was all it took for attackers to step in and drain millions of dollars from decentralized platforms. As more money continues to move onto blockchains, the stakes keep rising. There is simply less room for error. At the same time, AI tools are playing a bigger role in writing and reviewing code, which makes it even more im…
New benchmark shows AI agents can exploit most smart contract vulnerabilities on their own
OpenAI and crypto investment firm Paradigm have built EVMbench, a benchmark that measures how well AI agents can find, fix, and exploit security vulnerabilities in Ethereum smart contracts. The article New benchmark shows AI agents can exploit most smart contract vulnerabilities on their own appeared first on The Decoder.
OpenAI and the crypto investment company Paradigm have jointly developed EVMbench, a test frame that measures how well AI agents can find, repair and exploit vulnerabilities in Smart Contracts on Ethereum blockchains. The article AI agents can already exploit most tested Smart Contract vulnerabilities appeared first on The Decoder.
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