Posted 3/7/2024, 1:28:00 AM
Former Google Engineer Charged with Stealing Trade Secrets for China AI Startup
- Former Google engineer Leon Ding arrested and charged with stealing trade secrets and confidential information to benefit a China-based AI company he founded
- Ding allegedly uploaded over 500 Google files to personal account while planning to set up competing company in China
- Files contained sensitive details on AI chips like tensor processing units and graphics processing units
- Ding faces up to 10 years in prison and $1 million in fines if convicted
- Case part of US government crackdown on theft of AI and advanced technologies amid technology race with China