Etherscan launches AI-driven code reader, understand its use cases and practical operation in five minutes

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Ethereum blockchain explorer Etherscan announced the launch of the AI-powered code reader tool "Code Reader", which aims to enhance the understanding of Ethereum source code.

The tool uses OpenAI's Large-Scale Language Model (LLM) to help users retrieve and interpret the source code of smart contract addresses. By selecting a contract address, users can access and interact with the source code files of the contract. The tool is currently in beta.

Not only the browser Etherscan, but also other blockchain projects or platforms are stepping up to connect with AI. Last week, blockchain platform developer Alchemy launched the AlchemyAI tool, which aims to use AI to help web3 developers speed up product development and access on-chain data faster. On June 4th, the founder of DefiLlama announced that he will conduct Beta testing of the ChatGPT plugin. On June 2, blockchain analytics company Elliptic announced the integration of ChatGPT into its off-chain intelligence and research collection efforts, helping researchers and investigators synthesize and organize intelligence on new risk factors faster and on a larger scale . In May, Solana Labs launched its own ChatGPT plugin, which will initially focus on NFTs and can be used to buy and list NFTs, transfer tokens, checkout transactions, explain data, and find NFT collectibles at floor prices. Earlier, the data platform Dune also launched its own large-scale model roadmap, and the query interpretation function supported by GPT-4 was launched in the first phase.

For the Code Reader of the browser Etherscan, its specific usage is as follows:

• Code Overview: Gain a deeper understanding of your code by generating AI hints for specific code or functions. Get AI-generated explanations with targeted questions, enabling deep dives into the inner workings of your code.
• Retrieve Read/Write Functions: Get a complete list of smart contract functions related to reading and writing Ethereum data, along with detailed descriptions of their respective functions.
• **Integrate with dApp: Dive into the code to gain a comprehensive understanding of how to seamlessly integrate your chosen smart contract with a decentralized application (dApp).

Unlike the ChatGPT plugin that runs on chatbot sites, Etherscan's Code Reader runs on the Etherscan platform and requires an OpenAI API key. The specific operation is:

• First enter the OpenAI API key.
• Paste the contract address you want to search.
• The tool will automatically fetch all files related to the contract provided.
• Once the contract files have been retrieved, a specific source code file can be selected to be read through. Additionally, source code can also be modified directly in the UI before being shared with the AI.
• Based on the selected source code, AI prompts can be generated to interact with the code and ask questions to deepen understanding.

It is worth noting that Etherscan states that the Code Reader is for informational purposes only and that the answers are generated by AI and not Etherscan, so users should always verify their accuracy and cannot rely on them as proof or bug bounty. Additionally, Code Reader does not store API keys and currently only supports one-time prompts.

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