Close Menu
Technology Mag

    Subscribe to Updates

    Get the latest creative news from FooBar about art, design and business.

    What's Hot

    Sonos’ smart assistant is expanding from music to home control

    August 6, 2025

    Google Will Use AI to Guess People’s Ages Based on Search History

    August 6, 2025

    Microsoft makes OpenAI’s new open model available on Windows

    August 6, 2025
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    Subscribe
    Technology Mag
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram YouTube
    • Home
    • News
    • Business
    • Games
    • Gear
    • Reviews
    • Science
    • Security
    • Trending
    • Press Release
    Technology Mag
    Home » Nvidia rejects US demand for backdoors in AI chips
    News

    Nvidia rejects US demand for backdoors in AI chips

    News RoomBy News RoomAugust 6, 20252 Mins Read
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit WhatsApp Email

    Nvidia’s chief security officer has published a blog post insisting that its GPUs “do not and should not have kill switches and backdoors.” It comes amid pressure from both sides of the Pacific, with some US lawmakers pushing Nvidia to grant the government backdoors to AI chips, while Chinese officials have alleged that they already exist.

    “To mitigate the risk of misuse, some pundits and policymakers propose requiring hardware ‘kill switches’ or built-in controls that can remotely disable GPUs without user knowledge and consent,” wrote Reber Jr. “Some suspect they might already exist,” he continues, in a nod to a probe already launched in China over alleged “loopholes and backdoor” vulnerabilities in the H20 chips that have been sold in the country.

    “There is no such thing as a ‘good’ secret backdoor,” Reber Jr. argues, “only dangerous vulnerabilities that need to be eliminated.” He goes on to call kill switches “an open invitation for disaster,” before making it explicit that his intended audience is US policymakers: “That’s not sound policy. It’s an overreaction that would irreparably harm America’s economic and national security interests.”

    Both Nvidia and the US government would like the company to be the dominant supplier of AI chips to China, but the suggestion of direct US access to the hardware might put that at risk. Chinese chip companies are steadily improving their performance and production capacity, as China looks for a homegrown alternative. That raises the possibility that Nvidia will be usurped in the market by Huawei, a company that knows a thing or two about losing market share over alleged government access.

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Email
    Previous ArticleA Hiker Was Missing for Nearly a Year—Until an AI System Recognized His Helmet
    Next Article TikTok Promotes Stickers for Secretly Recording Meta Ray-Ban Video

    Related Posts

    Sonos’ smart assistant is expanding from music to home control

    August 6, 2025

    Microsoft makes OpenAI’s new open model available on Windows

    August 6, 2025

    Microsoft’s plan to fix the web with AI has already hit an embarrassing security flaw

    August 6, 2025

    Google is rolling out a fix for Pixel back button issues

    August 5, 2025

    Apple is suing Apple Cinemas

    August 5, 2025

    The best iPad deals you can get in August

    August 5, 2025
    Our Picks

    Google Will Use AI to Guess People’s Ages Based on Search History

    August 6, 2025

    Microsoft makes OpenAI’s new open model available on Windows

    August 6, 2025

    I Watched AI Agents Try to Hack My Vibe-Coded Website

    August 6, 2025

    TikTok Promotes Stickers for Secretly Recording Meta Ray-Ban Video

    August 6, 2025
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Pinterest
    • Instagram
    • YouTube
    • Vimeo
    Don't Miss
    News

    Nvidia rejects US demand for backdoors in AI chips

    By News RoomAugust 6, 2025

    Nvidia’s chief security officer has published a blog post insisting that its GPUs “do not…

    A Hiker Was Missing for Nearly a Year—Until an AI System Recognized His Helmet

    August 6, 2025

    Microsoft’s plan to fix the web with AI has already hit an embarrassing security flaw

    August 6, 2025

    The Kremlin’s Most Devious Hacking Group Is Using Russian ISPs to Plant Spyware

    August 6, 2025
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram Pinterest
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of use
    • Advertise
    • Contact
    © 2025 Technology Mag. All Rights Reserved.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.