Nvidia opposes the installation of the kill switch in its graphics cards. The proposal has been called „an invitation to disaster.”.

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.

The statement comes as both US and Chinese authorities probe the lucrative global AI chip business, which NVIDIA dominates.