The US DOJ charges former Google software engineer Linwei Ding with stealing AI trade secrets from Google while secretly working with two China-based companies

A former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence technology from the company …

Associated Press 2024-03-07 Eric Tucker

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@pmarca Marc Andreessen on x
Oh man. [image]
@tastybits Misha Govshteyn on x
If you want a good primer on how industrial espionage works, this story is for you. Full indictment: https://www.justice.gov/... https://www.bbc.com/...
@imposecost Andrew Thompson on x
Chinese National Residing in California Arrested for Theft of Artificial Intelligence-Related Trade Secrets from Google ✅ Attribution Matters ✅ Impose Cost https://www.justice.gov/...
@swiftstories Mike Swift on x
As Attorney General Merrick Garland takes stage at #ABA #WhiteCollar conference, announces the US in the Northern District of California today unsealed indictment agaisnt a Chinese national charged with stealing #artificialintelliegence #intellecualproperty from @Google
@ncscgov @ncscgov on x
Chinese National Residing in California Arrested for Theft of Artificial Intelligence-Related Trade Secrets from Google https://www.justice.gov/...
@austen Austen Allred on x
I just assume every major tech company has all of its IP 100% stolen by China at this point
@arekfurt @arekfurt on x
In physical security planning for highly critical facilities (nuclear plants, for instance) it is considered that “insider threats” can actually act in a whole range of different ways, from passive espionage re defenses to material theft to silencing alarms to joining in attacks.
@kevincollier Kevin Collier on x
Never been any doubt that China would attempt to steal American AI trade secrets. This is the biggest public case so far: https://www.justice.gov/...
@vxunderground @vxunderground on x
Today the United States Department of Justice announced the indictment of Linwei Ding. He's charged with 4 counts of theft of trade secrets. tl;dr he was sending Google AI secrets to Chinese based AI companies he was secretly working at https://www.justice.gov/...
@thejusticedept @thejusticedept on x
Chinese National Residing in California Arrested for Theft of Artificial Intelligence-Related Trade Secrets from Google Defendant Allegedly Pilfered Technology from Google While Secretly Working for Two PRC-Based Technology Companies 🔗: https://www.justice.gov/... [image]
@committeeonccp @committeeonccp on x
BREAKING: Ex-@Google software engineer charged with stealing AI technology while working with Chinese companies “Linwei Ding was arrested in Newark, California, on four counts of federal trade secret theft, each punishable by up to 10 years in prison.” https://apnews.com/...
@eamonjavers Eamon Javers on x
NEW: DOJ says a Chinese national has been arrested for alleged theft of AI related trade secrets from Google. AG Merrick Garland is set to announce that Linwei Ding, aka Leon Ding, 38, was a software engineer at Google who was allegedly secretly working for 2 Chinese companies.
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Google engineer indicted over allegedly stealing AI trade secrets for China / The stolen files allegedly related to Google's TPU chips and data centers for AI processing.
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The US DOJ charges former Google software engineer Linwei Ding with stealing AI trade secrets from Google while secretly working with two China-based companies

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