Hong Kong’s banking regulator has unveiled four flagship projects, including a quantum computing readiness index, to help the city’s lenders stay competitive and secure in the artificial intelligence era. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said the initiatives formed part of its new Fintech Promotion Blueprint, aimed at guiding responsible innovation and preparing the city’s…
Foreign forces have used deepfakes and other artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to create public panic and obtain sensitive information, posing a threat to China’s national security, the country’s top intelligence agency has warned. Deepfake technology, which uses AI’s deep learning algorithms to simulate and forge images, audio and video, can be abused or used maliciously…
BEIJING (Reuters) -Nvidia (NVDA) must produce “convincing security proofs” to eliminate Chinese users’ worries over security risks in its chips and regain market trust, a commentary published by China’s state-run media People’s Daily said on Friday. Foreign companies must comply with Chinese laws and take security to be a basic prerequisite, said the commentary –…
China’s cyberspace regulator summoned Nvidia (NVDA, Financials) to explain possible security risks in its H20 artificial intelligence chip, injecting new uncertainty into the U.S. chipmaker’s China sales. Officials want to know if the chip contains tracking or backdoor features that could compromise user privacy. The move follows a U.S. proposal to require location?tracking in advanced…