Securing Generative Artificial Intelligence with Parallel Magnetic Tunnel Junction True Randomness

Deterministic pseudorandom number generators used in generative artificial intelligence (GAI) models produce predictable patterns vulnerable to exploitation by attackers. Conventional defenses against the vulnerabilities often come with significant energy and latency overhead. Herein, hardware‐generated true random bits from spin‐transfer torque magnetic tunnel junctions (STT‐MTJs) are embedded to address the challenges. A highly parallel, field‐programmable gate array‐assisted prototype computing system delivers megabit‐per‐second true random numbers, passing NIST randomness tests after in situ operations with minimal overhead. Integrating the hardware random bits into a generative adversarial network trained on CIFAR‐10 reduces insecure outputs by up to 18.6 times compared to the low‐quality random number generators (RNG) baseline. With nanosecond switching speed, high energy efficiency, and established scalability, the STT‐MTJ‐based system holds the potential to scale beyond 10 6 parallel cells, achieving gigabit‐per‐second throughput suitable for large language model sampling. This advancement highlights spintronic RNGs as practical security components for next‐generation GAI systems.

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Advanced Intelligent Systems
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2025-10-13
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https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202500643
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Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
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Securing Generative Artificial Intelligence with Parallel Magnetic Tunnel Junction True Randomness

Hyunsoo Yang, Youwei Bao, Shuhan Yang
Advanced Intelligent Systems
Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
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Securing Generative Artificial Intelligence with Parallel Magnetic Tunnel Junction True Randomness

Hyunsoo Yang, Youwei Bao, Shuhan Yang
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Abstract

Deterministic pseudorandom number generators used in generative artificial intelligence (GAI) models produce predictable patterns vulnerable to exploitation by attackers. Conventional defenses against the vulnerabilities often come with significant energy and latency overhead. Herein, hardware‐generated true random bits from spin‐transfer torque magnetic tunnel junctions (STT‐MTJs) are embedded to address the challenges. A highly parallel, field‐programmable gate array‐assisted prototype computing system delivers megabit‐per‐second true random numbers, passing NIST randomness tests after in situ operations with minimal overhead. Integrating the hardware random bits into a generative adversarial network trained on CIFAR‐10 reduces insecure outputs by up to 18.6 times compared to the low‐quality random number generators (RNG) baseline. With nanosecond switching speed, high energy efficiency, and established scalability, the STT‐MTJ‐based system holds the potential to scale beyond 10 6 parallel cells, achieving gigabit‐per‐second throughput suitable for large language model sampling. This advancement highlights spintronic RNGs as practical security components for next‐generation GAI systems.

Advanced Intelligent SystemsVol. 8(2)
National University of Singapore (SG)
National Research Foundation, National University of Singapore, Ministry of Education - Singapore, Ministry of Education, India, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Openalex Percentile: Top 71%
Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
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