Chinese National Arrested In US For Stealing Google AI Technology

| 7 March 2024 8:40 AM IST

A Chinese software engineer was arrested Wednesday for allegedly stealing artificial intelligence technology from Google while secretly working for two Chinese companies, US Attorney General Merrick Garland said. Linwei Ding, 38, also known as Leon Ding, faces four counts of theft of trade secrets, Garland said in a statement. Ding, who was arrested Wednesday in Newark, California, allegedly transferred confidential information from Google’s network to his personal account while secretly affiliated with Chinese-based companies in the AI industry.

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