The case of an employee at the U.S. internet giant who allegedly leaked artificial intelligence secrets raises questions for his Chinese backers.
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It is one of the most brazen cases of intellectual property theft ever brought by the Department of Justice. Over 11 months, Chinese national Ding Linwei allegedly stole information related to cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technologies being developed by Google, his then-employer, including designs for a next generation chip that hasn’t even been announced.
All the while, Ding held leading roles at two Chinese firms developing competing technology.
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