China’s internet regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China, said it summoned Nvidia on Thursday to discuss alleged security risks with its H20 chips. The regulator’s move comes in response to a bill introduced by U.S. lawmakers in May, which requires location verification for artificial intelligence chips that are subject to U.S. chip export controls for China. The regulator requested that Nvidia provide an explanation for the potential “backdoor security risks” with H20 chips, which the U.S. company designed for the Chinese market in order to comply with U.S. export rules. Nvidia has found itself at the center of escalating U.S.-China tensions recently. In April, the Trump administration restricted Nvidia from selling H20 chips to China without a license. But earlier this month, the administration lifted the restriction to allow Nvidia to resume the sale. Meanwhile, some U.S. officials have expressed concerns that permitting the sale of those chips could enable China to become more competitive in AI and strengthen its military capabilities. This isn’t the first time Chinese authorities have raised security concerns about U.S. technology firms. In 2023, China banned key infrastructure operators from using products from U.S. memory chip maker Micron. Last year, an industry group in China called for a security review of Intel products. https://apnews.com/articl.. #🇨🇳 ChinA.I. 🤖🧠🦾🤖