Confidential Computing

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Confidential computing protects data while it is being processed, using hardware-isolated environments that even the cloud provider cannot read. For AI this means sensitive prompts, documents and model weights can stay protected during inference, not only in storage or in transit. It supports regulated uses of cloud AI, at some cost in performance and setup effort.

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Key terms

Trusted execution environmentAttestationEncryption in useHardware isolationProtecting model weights

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Where you meet it in the real world

AI on health and financial data, protecting proprietary models, multi-party analysis

Guides and articles

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