Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has outlined a vision for integrating artificial intelligence (AI) with Ethereum, focusing on enhancing privacy, trust, and market efficiency. In a recent post, Buterin emphasized collaboration between humans, AI systems, and decentralized infrastructure, rather than replacing human decision-making. He identified four key areas for Ethereum and AI convergence: enabling trustless and private AI interactions, using Ethereum as an economic settlement layer for AI transactions, employing AI to verify onchain activity, and improving market and governance efficiency. Buterin stressed the importance of user privacy, advocating for AI adoption that protects sensitive data. He proposed solutions like running AI models locally, using zero-knowledge proofs for anonymous API calls, and advancing cryptographic methods to verify AI outputs without data exposure. Additionally, Buterin suggested AI agents could act as intermediaries on Ethereum, auditing transactions and interacting with decentralized applications while maintaining human control. This vision positions Ethereum as a trust and coordination layer in an AI-driven digital economy.