AI-powered DeFi creates new security risks. This calls for transparent, rigorous auditing to protect decentralized systems.
Opinion by: Jason Jiang, chief business officer of CertiK
Since its inception, the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem has been defined by innovation, from decentralized exchanges (DEXs) to lending and borrowing protocols, stablecoins and more.
The latest innovation is DeFAI, or DeFi powered by artificial intelligence. Within DeFAI, autonomous bots trained on large data sets can significantly improve efficiency by executing trades, managing risk and participating in governance protocols.
