About this episode
In this episode Anna explores the contentious topic of ZK benchmarking with Conner Swann, founder of ProofLab.
Drawing parallels with AI's development, they explore how tools like ProofLab could help standardize benchmarking across dimensions like speed, cost, and security. The conversation touches on the importance of formal verification and real-world workload testing, while considering how better benchmarking could accelerate ZK adoption and potentially lead to ZK's own 'ChatGPT moment'
Related links:
zkSummit
The Zero-Knowledge Community Survey
NoirHack
Noir
ethProofs
Designing Optimistic Interoperability with Nomad
Trusted Setup Ceremonies Explored
Anna’s Post on Benchmarking
The path to secure and efficient zkVMs: How to track progress
Ben Fisch on Limiting Factors of Verifiable Compute
ZKarnage
Further reading:
Celo Espero ceremony
