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Can Artificial Intelligence solve the blockchain oracle problem? Unpacking the Challenges and Possibilities

URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2507.02125v1
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2025 20:15:21 GMT
Title: Can Artificial Intelligence solve the blockchain oracle problem? Unpacking the Challenges and Possibilities
Authors: Giulio Caldarelli,
Abstract summary: oracle problem remains a fundamental limitation to the development of trustless applications.<n>We critically assess the role artificial intelligence can play in tackling the oracle problem.<n>We observe that while AI introduces powerful tools for improving data quality, source selection, and system resilience, it cannot eliminate the reliance on unverifiable off-chain inputs.
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License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Abstract: The blockchain oracle problem, which refers to the challenge of injecting reliable external data into decentralized systems, remains a fundamental limitation to the development of trustless applications. While recent years have seen a proliferation of architectural, cryptographic, and economic strategies to mitigate this issue, no one has yet fully resolved the fundamental question of how a blockchain can gain knowledge about the off-chain world. In this position paper, we critically assess the role artificial intelligence (AI) can play in tackling the oracle problem. Drawing from both academic literature and practitioner implementations, we examine how AI techniques such as anomaly detection, language-based fact extraction, dynamic reputation modeling, and adversarial resistance can enhance oracle systems. We observe that while AI introduces powerful tools for improving data quality, source selection, and system resilience, it cannot eliminate the reliance on unverifiable off-chain inputs. Therefore, this study supports the idea that AI should be understood as a complementary layer of inference and filtering within a broader oracle design, not a substitute for trust assumptions.

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