Tencent discovers major loopholes in Google's AI platform TensorFlow · TechNode

Google has been recognized as a leader driving the global AI revolution, but the tools it offers to developers might not be as safe as many thought. A security team of China's social and gaming giant Tencent recently claimed (in Chinese) that it had found a "significant security loophole" in Google's machine-learning platform TensorFlow and that programmers are prone to malicious attack when editing codes using the platform. "Simply put, if the design professionals happen to be using the vulnerable component when coding a robot, it's likely that the hacker can control the robot through that loophole. So far we have only made a small step in security for AI. We look forward to making AI better and safer with the help of more technical talents," says Yang Yong, head of Blade, a team under Tencent's security division.