Former Google engineer arrested for allegedly stealing AI secrets for Chinese rivals
A ancient Google engineer was stopped In California on Wednesday For flight more that 500 files containing artificial intelligence trade secrets Since THE business And using THE information has advantage rival technology companies In China.
In A charge that was unsealed In A federal California court, prosecutors accused Linwei Ding, A 38 years old Chinese national WHO begin functioning has Google In 2019, of Download trade secrets Since her Published by Google laptop has staff cloud storage accounts. THE documents that ding stole implied "building blocks » of that of Google AI Infrastructure, according to has THE charge. He downloaded them has her staff accounts on A period of A year Since Can 2022 has Can 2023.
ding was stopped In Newark, California, And accused with four account of flight of trade secrets. If sentenced, he can be sentenced up has ten years In prison And A GOOD of up has $250,000 For each count.
"We to have strict guarantees has prevent THE flight of OUR confidential commercial information And trade secrets, » Google spokesperson Jose Castaneda said Engadget. "After A investigation, We find that This employee stole many documents, And We quickly referred THE case has law enforcement. We are grateful has THE FBI For portion protect OUR information And will continue cooperate with them from close. »
THE development come has A time of increase tensions between THE United States And China on THE blast of artificial intelligence. Last year, THE Biden administration banned THE export of advance AI fleas designed by American companies as Nvidia has China has stop THE country Since using AI has to strenghten It is military. "Today charges are THE last drawing of THE lengths affiliates of companies base In THE People Republic of China are willing has go has fly American innovation," said FBI director Christopher Wray In A statement. "THE flight of innovative technology And trade secrets Since American companies can cost jobs And to have devastating economic And national security consequences. »
THE charge revealed all types of details about THE nature of THE crime. ding allegedly copy information Since that of Google files In Apple Remarks on her laptop First of all, And SO converted them has PDF files that he downloaded has her staff Google account has evade detection by that of Google data loss prevention systems. He Also gave her Google badge has another Google employee In California has TO DO he seem as he was functioning Since that of Google desks In THE State while In fact functioning For rival companies In China. Prosecutors said that ding help In breeding capital For A of THE Chinese companies he work with as It is chief technology officer. Last year, he Also based another AI business In China And served as It is CEO.
This is not it THE First of all time that THE WE has stopped A Chinese national For flight trade secrets Since American businesses. In THE last little years, THE WE Lawyers desk In San Francis has accused three ancient Apple employees For flight trade secrets related has THE Apple Car, A project THE business recently canceled, And siphon them disabled has companies In China. Last month, A of those engineers was sentenced has six month In prison And request has pay almost $150,000 In fines.
A ancient Google engineer was stopped In California on Wednesday For flight more that 500 files containing artificial intelligence trade secrets Since THE business And using THE information has advantage rival technology companies In China.
In A charge that was unsealed In A federal California court, prosecutors accused Linwei Ding, A 38 years old Chinese national WHO begin functioning has Google In 2019, of Download trade secrets Since her Published by Google laptop has staff cloud storage accounts. THE documents that ding stole implied "building blocks » of that of Google AI Infrastructure, according to has THE charge. He downloaded them has her staff accounts on A period of A year Since Can 2022 has Can 2023.
ding was stopped In Newark, California, And accused with four account of flight of trade secrets. If sentenced, he can be sentenced up has ten years In prison And A GOOD of up has $250,000 For each count.
"We to have strict guarantees has prevent THE flight of OUR confidential commercial information And trade secrets, » Google spokesperson Jose Castaneda said Engadget. "After A investigation, We find that This employee stole many documents, And We quickly referred THE case has law enforcement. We are grateful has THE FBI For portion protect OUR information And will continue cooperate with them from close. »
THE development come has A time of increase tensions between THE United States And China on THE blast of artificial intelligence. Last year, THE Biden administration banned THE export of advance AI fleas designed by American companies as Nvidia has China has stop THE country Since using AI has to strenghten It is military. "Today charges are THE last drawing of THE lengths affiliates of companies base In THE People Republic of China are willing has go has fly American innovation," said FBI director Christopher Wray In A statement. "THE flight of innovative technology And trade secrets Since American companies can cost jobs And to have devastating economic And national security consequences. »
THE charge revealed all types of details about THE nature of THE crime. ding allegedly copy information Since that of Google files In Apple Remarks on her laptop First of all, And SO converted them has PDF files that he downloaded has her staff Google account has evade detection by that of Google data loss prevention systems. He Also gave her Google badge has another Google employee In California has TO DO he seem as he was functioning Since that of Google desks In THE State while In fact functioning For rival companies In China. Prosecutors said that ding help In breeding capital For A of THE Chinese companies he work with as It is chief technology officer. Last year, he Also based another AI business In China And served as It is CEO.
This is not it THE First of all time that THE WE has stopped A Chinese national For flight trade secrets Since American businesses. In THE last little years, THE WE Lawyers desk In San Francis has accused three ancient Apple employees For flight trade secrets related has THE Apple Car, A project THE business recently canceled, And siphon them disabled has companies In China. Last month, A of those engineers was sentenced has six month In prison And request has pay almost $150,000 In fines.
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