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[Bravo]

Oooooh...I wonder if BrainChip has a solution to this problem?

A Flaw in Millions of Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm GPUs Could Expose AI Data

Patching every device affected by the LeftoverLocals vulnerability—which includes some iPhones, iPads, and Macs—may prove difficult.

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CYBERSECURITY

LeftoverLocals: A Significant Vulnerability in Major GPUs​

By: Israel Ojoko
Published: January 16, 2024 at 4:46 pm EST

A significant vulnerability, named ‘LeftoverLocals,’ has been uncovered in graphics processing units (GPUs), impacting major manufacturers including Apple, Qualcomm, and AMD. This revelation comes from researchers at the security firm Trail of Bits, who discovered that this vulnerability could potentially allow attackers to extract up to 180 megabytes of data from a GPU’s memory. This could include sensitive data such as queries and responses generated by large language models (LLMs) and the weights that drive the response.

GPUs: A Security Blind Spot​

GPUs were not originally designed with the same degree of data privacy as central processing units (CPUs). This has created a security vulnerability that allows for the potential exfiltration of sensitive information. To exploit ‘LeftoverLocals,’ an attacker would need some level of operating system access on the target’s device. The vulnerability disrupts the data silos which prevent users sharing the same processing resources from accessing each other’s data. The researchers demonstrated a proof of concept attack where a response from an LLM was extracted from vulnerable GPU memory within seconds using less than 10 lines of code.

Coordinated Disclosure and Mitigation Efforts​

After testing 11 chips across seven GPU makers, the vulnerability was disclosed in September through a coordinated effort with the US CERT Coordination Center and the Khronos Group. Apple, Qualcomm, and AMD have confirmed the impact, with Apple releasing fixes in its latest M3 and A17 processors, Qualcomm providing firmware patches, and AMD planning to offer fixes in March as optional mitigations. Google has also released fixes for ChromeOS devices with impacted AMD and Qualcomm GPUs.

Challenges and Implications​

However, distributing these patches to end users is challenging due to the multiplicity of parties involved in the tech ecosystem. The implications of this vulnerability are significant, as chaining multiple vulnerabilities together is common in sophisticated digital attacks. Gaining initial access to a device is often a prerequisite for various types of cyberattacks, thus making the ‘LeftoverLocals’ vulnerability a potential vector for these malicious activities.

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[keyeat]

Everyone here so hyped up yet we are back 16 cents...

No revenue, no new ip contracts, arranging additional capitals... yet we r fine... very frustrating...

Hopefully quarterly/ half yearly reports tell us good news for once...

have a listen, might cheer you up




There can be miracles when you believe
Though hope is frail, it's hard to kill
Who knows what miracles BRAINCHIP can achieve?
When you believe, somehow you will
You will when you believe

 

[7für7]

Everyone here so hyped up yet we are back 16 cents...

No revenue, no new ip contracts, arranging additional capitals... yet we r fine... very frustrating...

Hopefully quarterly/ half yearly reports tell us good news for once...

Better think positiv than negative! Just my opinion. Don’t be emotional to something you can not change, otherwise change it.

 

[Fact Finder]

Might be quicker to list our who we didn't demo/partner with

I’ll kick it off:

1. Microchip,

2. OnSemi,

3. Infineon,

4. Socionext,

5. VVDN,

6. Nviso

My opinion only DYOR
Fact Finder

 

[IloveLamp]

ISOCELL Auto 1H1 | Image Sensor | Samsung Semiconductor USA

The Samsung ISOCELL Auto 1H1, developed for AD/ADAS, provides single exposure HDR, LED flicker mitigation and motion artifact mitigation, enabling safe driving.

semiconductor.samsung.com

Samsung Semiconductor on LinkedIn: #ces2024 #isocell #samsungsystemlsi

Shown this year at #CES2024: the #ISOCELL Auto 1H1 by #SamsungSystemLSI. Featuring CornerPixel™, a unique pixel structure specialized for automotive image…

www.linkedin.com

 

[David holland]

Come May at the AGM I'm sure Brainchip will be in a even more so better place than at the minute, Tony sent me a email re the sillyness and the company going backwards if a second strike in enforced, Something will drop I'm 100% confident

 

[Earlyrelease]

A certain Factual person used to talk extensively about a tipping point.

To me all this positive news out of CES ( agreed not all directly linked to us) but in general about AI and better use of at edge, lower battery draw etc will be the true tipping point.

This is where our sales staff who are currently cold calling or engaging with networks trying to sell a new widget. Soon these same staff will be fielding calls from prospective customers asking what our product does and can do for them.

When this point arrives we will still be some time from cash sales but we will then have those companies own sales teams selling and marketing their own products but with our IP. That is when we will grow and grow rapidly and that is when we need to watch the financials.

I am confident with my investment and appreciate those sleuths out there that just show me the potential applications and for those more skilled that prove linkages or technical ability.

 

[wilzy123]

Nandan Nayampally, CMO at BrainChip and Spencer Huang, the Chief Revenue Officer at Edge Impulse.

Summary of discussion:

• The pervasive role of AI at CES, including its necessity in corporate strategy.
• The shift from early AI adopters to mainstream exploration and adoption.
• The transition from conceptual AI applications to practical, operational implementations.
• The challenge of making AI simple and accessible, emphasizing the importance of developmental platforms.
• The significance of cost-effective AI deployment, especially in consumer electronics.

 

[Damo4]

Who called it early about Spencer?

 

[DingoBorat]

A certain Factual person used to talk extensively about a tipping point.

To me all this positive news out of CES ( agreed not all directly linked to us) but in general about AI and better use of at edge, lower battery draw etc will be the true tipping point.

This is where our sales staff who are currently cold calling or engaging with networks trying to sell a new widget. Soon these same staff will be fielding calls from prospective customers asking what our product does and can do for them.

When this point arrives we will still be some time from cash sales but we will then have those companies own sales teams selling and marketing their own products but with our IP. That is when we will grow and grow rapidly and that is when we need to watch the financials.

I am confident with my investment and appreciate those sleuths out there that just show me the potential applications and for those more skilled that prove linkages or technical ability.

I very much doubt that BrainChip staff are "cold calling" potential customers, in this environment

 

[Damo4]

I very much doubt that BrainChip staff are "cold calling" potential customers, in this environment

After CES I'm thinking it's more like this for future customers:

 

[toasty]

I very much doubt that BrainChip staff are "cold calling" potential customers, in this environment

Anyone who knows anything about sales knows that cold calling is never done when trying to sell a complex product...........

 

[Damo4]

Nandan Nayampally, CMO at BrainChip and Spencer Huang, the Chief Revenue Officer at Edge Impulse.

Summary of discussion:

• The pervasive role of AI at CES, including its necessity in corporate strategy.
• The shift from early AI adopters to mainstream exploration and adoption.
• The transition from conceptual AI applications to practical, operational implementations.
• The challenge of making AI simple and accessible, emphasizing the importance of developmental platforms.
• The significance of cost-effective AI deployment, especially in consumer electronics.

This was one of my favourite podcasts from the CES bunch.
Although I know Edge Impulse loves Brainchip, it's great to hear Nandan and Spencer getting giddy about the prospects including potential "early majority" forming.
Huge partnership.

 

[Rskiff]

Nandan Nayampally, CMO at BrainChip and Spencer Huang, the Chief Revenue Officer at Edge Impulse.

Summary of discussion:

• The pervasive role of AI at CES, including its necessity in corporate strategy.
• The shift from early AI adopters to mainstream exploration and adoption.
• The transition from conceptual AI applications to practical, operational implementations.
• The challenge of making AI simple and accessible, emphasizing the importance of developmental platforms.
• The significance of cost-effective AI deployment, especially in consumer electronics.

and a extremely glowing endorsement at the end!!!

 

[Earlyrelease]

Anyone who knows anything about sales knows that cold calling is never done when trying to sell a complex product...........

Toasty.

Yip I agree it’s not good to cold call, but really interested to know how you would engage a potential customer without you the salesperson first reaching out to seek a meeting/ presentation. That is what I meant by cold calling. Because if you are suggesting we have our sales staff not utilise their contacts and not approach potential customers then I would disagree as we would not sell anything nor enlighten people of the potential of the product.

After CES I feel the tide may be changing and some potential customer may be reaching out to us

 

[wilzy123]

After CES I'm thinking it's more like this for future customers:

Is that the "future customers" line or the MADX "crowd enthusiastically jostling and calling out "how can I invest"" line?

 

[wilzy123]

and a extremely glowing endorsement at the end!!!

"The way i see it... I see every silicon vendor... every device will have your technology or neuromorphic type technology in it.. AI accelerate. . this is going to be the norm"

 

[davidfitz]

I try and keep my posts positive, but I have found myself asking if we are losing our edge. Despite being invested for almost 9 years I still don't fully understand the tech so maybe I shouldn't worry when I read about other companies doing similar work to us. I guess competition is good?

Innatera shows RISC-V neuromorphic edge AI microcontroller​

Innatera shows RISC-V neuromorphic edge AI microcontroller

Dutch chip startup Innatera has shown its neuromorphic microcontroller for edge AI sensor applications based on RISC-V

www.eenewseurope.com

 

[Damo4]

I try and keep my posts positive, but I have found myself asking if we are losing our edge. Despite being invested for almost 9 years I still don't fully understand the tech so maybe I shouldn't worry when I read about other companies doing similar work to us. I guess competition is good?

Innatera shows RISC-V neuromorphic edge AI microcontroller​

Innatera shows RISC-V neuromorphic edge AI microcontroller

Dutch chip startup Innatera has shown its neuromorphic microcontroller for edge AI sensor applications based on RISC-V

www.eenewseurope.com

Hi David,

The tech is definitely different, but that's not to say they wouldn't be a competitor.
"The design combines analog-mixed signal neuromorphic computing with a RISC-V processor core and support for accelerating traditional convolutional neural network (CNN) AI models."

They also need to face all the of the challenges Brainchip has/will, in addition to patents that Brainchip have set up along the way.
It also reads that they are at a concept level, and don't appear to have any future generations (might not be covered in the EE article ).
Looks to me like where Brainchip was 3-4 years ago, so we'll see!

 

[keyeat]

Hi David,

The tech is definitely different, but that's not to say they wouldn't be a competitor.
"The design combines analog-mixed signal neuromorphic computing with a RISC-V processor core and support for accelerating traditional convolutional neural network (CNN) AI models."

They also need to face all the of the challenges Brainchip has/will, in addition to patents that Brainchip have set up along the way.
It also reads that they are at a concept level, and don't appear to have any future generations (might not be covered in the EE article ).
Looks to me like where Brainchip was 3-4 years ago, so we'll see!

looks like they have a pretty big team : https://innatera.com/careers

nice website too