Vitalik: Ethereum network should respond to 51% attacks in a more automated way

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin advocated for pushing the Ethereum network to be better prepared for 51% attacks in his keynote speech at the ETHCC in Brussels. He believes that an automated response to such attacks should be prepared, which will reduce the pressure on the social layer. A potential response to such an attack is for honest validators to move to a fork of the chain, and current plans will rely heavily on social consensus, with community members working together to agree on the fork. However, Buterin believes that it would be better if the network could be better prepared for such a response. He said that this response is largely automated and planned in advance.