Imagine if AI language models became the next existential risk vector—not biological like cordyceps, but digital. What if an uncontrolled LLM outbreak cascaded through DeFi protocols, trading bots, and smart contracts? The infrastructure that powers modern finance runs on code that often interacts with or relies on these systems.

It's a wild scenario, but the core concern isn't science fiction: when sufficiently advanced AI systems operate autonomously in high-stakes financial environments with limited oversight, the failure modes could be catastrophic. Bad actors could weaponize LLMs for market manipulation. Bugs could propagate faster than patches. The stakes are real.

The question we should be asking: how resilient is crypto infrastructure to AI-driven attacks or malfunctions? Are we building enough safeguards?