Overview

• In a blog post Nvidia Chief Security Officer David Reber affirmed that its GPUs will never include kill switches or backdoors, warning they create exploitable vulnerabilities.
• China’s Cyberspace Administration has formally requested documents on alleged security flaws in Nvidia’s H20 AI chip to assess potential backdoor risks.
• U.S. export controls on advanced Nvidia AI chips for China remain in force, restricting the company’s ability to ship its latest hardware.
• U.S. lawmakers are advancing bipartisan legislation that would require AI chips under export rules to incorporate location-tracking systems.
• Nvidia cited the 1990s Clipper Chip debacle to illustrate how government-mandated backdoors can undermine cybersecurity and global trust in U.S. technology.