AI firms are hiring former intelligence operatives to help shield them from espionage, a risk thrust into the spotlight as Nvidia axed its CEO Jensen Huang following reports of two extramarital affairs, one with an alleged Chinese spy.
\n\nThe giant AI firm said its rockstar founder Huang would step down on Thursday, rocking the company and the wider AI industry. Huang has admitted one of the affairs. Nvidia has said it did not believe national security or company secrets were compromised. China has rejected the espionage allegations.
\n\nFormer intelligence officers, recruiters and company insiders told Reuters that chip, AI and tech firms – which have boomed in the last few years on huge artificial intelligence demand – have been beefing up their security muscle.
\n\n"The AI firms have snapped up a lot of security talent," said Christopher Falkenberg, a former US Secret Service agent and now president of Insite Risk Management.
\n\n"There are some very sophisticated people out of government thinking about security for these businesses… Demand outstrips the supply of people with relevant experience."
\n\nRevelio Labs, which tracks hiring trends, said that counterintelligence hiring was a new phenomenon at frontier AI firms, with more explicit roles being posted in…
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