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Nvidia Rebuts China’s Spy Chip Allegations
(MENAFN) Nvidia on Tuesday firmly rejected allegations from Chinese authorities that its artificial intelligence chips possess advanced capabilities for tracking, geolocation, and remote shutdown.
The company categorically denied the claims, asserting that its chips are free of any “backdoors or kill switches.”
"NVIDIA GPUs do not and should not have kill switches and backdoors," wrote David Reber, Nvidia’s Chief Security Officer, in a blog post.
Reber warned that incorporating such covert functionalities into chips would be a severe security liability. "Embedding backdoors and kill switches into chips would be a gift to hackers and hostile actors. It would undermine global digital infrastructure and fracture trust in U.S. technology. Established law wisely requires companies to fix vulnerabilities — not create them," he stated.
He emphasized that hidden backdoors contradict core cybersecurity values, posing risks not just to systems but to U.S. national security.
“Hardwiring a kill switch into a chip is something entirely different: a permanent flaw beyond user control, and an open invitation for disaster,” Reber wrote. “It’s like buying a car where the dealership keeps a remote control for the parking brake — just in case they decide you shouldn’t be driving.”
The remarks come in direct response to the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), which last week summoned Nvidia to address what it described as “backdoor security risks” in the company’s H20 AI chips.
According to the CAC, U.S. AI experts have indicated that Nvidia’s chips are equipped with mature technologies capable of surveillance and remote deactivation.
Tensions escalated earlier this year when the U.S. government barred Nvidia from selling its H20 chips to China, requiring the company to obtain an export license “for the indefinite future.” The restriction was part of Washington’s broader crackdown on high-end tech exports to Beijing.
As a result, Nvidia warned it would incur charges of up to $5.5 billion in the current fiscal quarter, directly linked to halted H20 shipments.
Despite the restrictions, Nvidia announced last month that it plans to restart sales of its H20 chips in China, following the U.S. government’s decision to ease licensing rules.
The company categorically denied the claims, asserting that its chips are free of any “backdoors or kill switches.”
"NVIDIA GPUs do not and should not have kill switches and backdoors," wrote David Reber, Nvidia’s Chief Security Officer, in a blog post.
Reber warned that incorporating such covert functionalities into chips would be a severe security liability. "Embedding backdoors and kill switches into chips would be a gift to hackers and hostile actors. It would undermine global digital infrastructure and fracture trust in U.S. technology. Established law wisely requires companies to fix vulnerabilities — not create them," he stated.
He emphasized that hidden backdoors contradict core cybersecurity values, posing risks not just to systems but to U.S. national security.
“Hardwiring a kill switch into a chip is something entirely different: a permanent flaw beyond user control, and an open invitation for disaster,” Reber wrote. “It’s like buying a car where the dealership keeps a remote control for the parking brake — just in case they decide you shouldn’t be driving.”
The remarks come in direct response to the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), which last week summoned Nvidia to address what it described as “backdoor security risks” in the company’s H20 AI chips.
According to the CAC, U.S. AI experts have indicated that Nvidia’s chips are equipped with mature technologies capable of surveillance and remote deactivation.
Tensions escalated earlier this year when the U.S. government barred Nvidia from selling its H20 chips to China, requiring the company to obtain an export license “for the indefinite future.” The restriction was part of Washington’s broader crackdown on high-end tech exports to Beijing.
As a result, Nvidia warned it would incur charges of up to $5.5 billion in the current fiscal quarter, directly linked to halted H20 shipments.
Despite the restrictions, Nvidia announced last month that it plans to restart sales of its H20 chips in China, following the U.S. government’s decision to ease licensing rules.
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