Q&A: Nvidia exec on how ‘confidential computing’ can secure AI agents
There are a variety of security concerns about artificial intelligence (AI), especially when it comes to the behavior of agentic AI. But until recently, the concept of locking down the models to prevent tampering hasn’t gotten a lot of attention. Now, a security technology called “confidential computing” has emerged that could help solve that problem: it protects AI models from hackers by restricting models to authorized users. (It also protects data wherever it is — in storage, when moving between systems, and when it is accessed.) With many top cloud and hardware providers championing confidential computing for AI, Computerworld talked with Dion Harris, Nvidia’s senior director of high-performance computing and AI factory solutions, about what the technology does and how it works. width="1024" height="722" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"> Dion Harris, Nvidia’s senior director of high-performance computing and AI factory solutions. Nvidia Why should organizations