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OpenAI and Paradigm Launch EVMbench for AI Smart Contract Security Evaluation
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Why It Matters
As AI becomes more integrated into critical infrastructure like blockchain, establishing reliable benchmarks for its security capabilities is essential to prevent costly exploits and ensure the safe deployment of AI-driven tools in decentralized finance and other Web3 applications.
Key Intelligence
- ■OpenAI, in collaboration with blockchain venture firm Paradigm, has introduced EVMbench, an open-source benchmark.
- ■EVMbench is designed to measure and evaluate the ability of AI agents to interact with and identify security vulnerabilities in smart contracts on the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).
- ■The benchmark aims to stress test AI's capacity for detecting and handling exploits, ultimately enhancing smart contract security.
- ■Its release intends to foster the development of more robust and secure AI-powered tools for the growing blockchain ecosystem.
Source Coverage
Google News - AI
2/19/2026OpenAI and Paradigm Launch EVMbench to Measure AI Smart Contract Security - Bitcoin.com News
Google News - AI
2/19/2026OpenAI and Paradigm launch EVMBench to evaluate AI interaction with smart contracts - UA.NEWS
Google News - AI
2/19/2026OpenAI and Paradigm Launch EVMbench to Stress Test AI on Smart Contract Security - unchainedcrypto.com
Google News - Foundation Models
2/19/2026OpenAI Unveils Benchmark for AI Agents’ Ability to Hack Smart Contracts - ForkLog
Google News - Open Source
2/19/2026