What is the biggest security risk in artificial intelligence? According to CPPCC member Zhou Hongyi, co-founder and chairman of internet security firm Qihoo 360, it is to fall behind.
The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is a political advisory body in China and a key component of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s united front system.
Unlike former President Joe Biden’s stance on AI, which was supportive but cautious, current AI leaders, including President Donald Trump, and political advisors in Beijing, are against overregulation in the AI industry.
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The Trump administration has since reversed Biden’s AI executive order and launched the Stargate project, reflecting on his pro-innovation stance instead. Likewise, Beijing’s political advisors have made remarks ahead of the country’s annual parliamentary meetings, advising against overregulating artificial intelligence companies amid a growing debate about the emerging technology.
“We should neither exaggerate nor ignore security issues related to AI. Some leading AI companies in the US exaggerate the security issues of AI as an excuse for not having open-sourced products as they seek a monopoly, so the latecomers cannot catch up.”
– CPPCC member Zhou Hongyi.
Zhou cautioned that China must “correctly understand” the security risks in AI.
“Falling behind in [AI] development is the biggest security risk. We must seize this opportunity of AI to improve productivity and let everyone benefit from the fruits of the inclusiveness of science and technology”.
Zhang Yi, a senior partner at King & Wood Mallesons and CPPCC member, advised that China needs to develop its own AI rules to ensure stable development but at the same time, needs to be aware that “overly strong legal intervention might become a rope that strangles the development of AI as global competition intensifies”.
In a race towards supremacy in artificial intelligence, Beijing is working hard and has signaled that it will act cautiously on regulation of the sector. According to the Ministry of Science and Technology, legislation on artificial intelligence is going to be rolled out in an “orderly” way in response to proposals from the CPPCC.
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10. Penguin Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PENG)
Penguin Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PENG) is a leading AI infrastructure provider for organizations looking to build and operate state-of-the-art generative AI facilities. On March 4th, the company announced that it has expanded its ICE ClusterWare™ software platform, (formerly Scyld ClusterWare®) with multi-tenancy support, streamlined workflows, and enhanced controls. These enhancements will enable enterprises to build fully optimized AI ecosystems known as Intelligent Compute Environments.
In addition, Penguin Solutions also announced the launch of its ICE ClusterWare AIM™ service, an advanced optimization service that leverages prediction automation to maximize performance, availability, and operational efficiency of AI infrastructure. These solutions from Penguin aim to address the challenge of underutilized GPU clusters, enabling enterprises to build compute environments that allow AI workloads to run optimally.
“AI computing demands an integrated, intelligent approach that goes beyond traditional IT infrastructure. With ICE ClusterWare software and ICE ClusterWare AIM service, we enable enterprises to build intelligent compute environments that optimize efficiency, scalability, and cost-effectiveness—ensuring AI workloads run at peak performance while minimizing operational complexity.”
-Trey Layton, vice president of software and product management, Penguin Solutions.
9. Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)
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Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) is a global technology company that provides electronic design and test solutions. On March 4th, the company announced that it has collaborated with Samsung and NVIDIA to train artificial intelligence (AI) models for Samsung’s 5G-Advanced and 6G technologies. The collaboration will allow Samsung to integrate a powerful AI model in their vRAN software solution, improving network performance.
AI modeling will help solve problems such as slow networks and weak signals, helping increase signal quality, boosting efficiency, and reducing power use. Keysight’s Channel Emulation Solutions will play a key role by providing channel generation capabilities for various channel conditions, along with real-time signal processing and radio frequency (RF) capabilities. The AI-powered solution will leverage both Keysight’s channel emulation solutions and Nvidia’s AI Aerial platform and GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip, paving the way for the widespread adoption of AI-enhanced RAN technologies.
“Our collaboration with Samsung, NVIDIA, and AI-RAN Alliance underscores the transformative potential of AI-native networks. This partnership not only enhances performance and reduces power consumption but also paves the way for more energy-efficient networks.”
-Giampaolo Tardioli, Vice President, 6G and Next Generation Technology at Keysight.
