Nvidia rejects possibility of AI chip backdoor | The Verge

‘There are no back doors in Nvidia chips.’

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Nvidia blows off backdoor and kill-switch rumors

Nvidia’s chief security officer just slammed the idea of secret “kill switches” or backdoors in its AI GPUs, calling them outright violations of core cybersecurity principles. In a pointed blog post, he insists there are no hidden controls in Nvidia chips—and there shouldn’t be—because any covert entry point is just a ticking time bomb.

This stance comes as US lawmakers push the Chip Security Act (which could mandate tracking tech and remote-disable features) and Chinese officials probe alleged loopholes in sold hardware. Nvidia warns that building in secret controls isn’t “sound policy,” would harm America’s economic and national security interests, and might even hand ground to Chinese rivals like Huawei if trust evaporates.