"A federal jury has convicted a former Google tech engineer of economic espionage and theft of confidential artificial intelligence technology as part of a scheme to benefit China, federal justice officials announced on Thursday. Linwei Ding, 38, who is also known as Leon Ding, was convicted by the jury after an 11-day trial in a federal court in the Bay Area, the U.S. Justice Department office in San Francisco announced Thursday."
"Silicon Valley is at the forefront of artificial intelligence innovation, pioneering transformative work that drives economic growth and strengthens our national security, U.S. Attorney Craig Missakian stated in a prepared release. The jury delivered a clear message that the theft of this valuable technology will not go unpunished. The FBI investigated the matter and secured the information required for Ding to be indicted and then convicted, federal officials stated."
A federal jury found Linwei Ding, 38, guilty on seven counts of economic espionage and seven counts of theft of trade secrets after an 11-day trial. The jury determined Ding stole thousands of pages of confidential information containing Google’s artificial intelligence trade secrets. Federal officials say Ding transferred the stolen material to his personal Google Cloud account while secretly affiliating with two China-based technology companies during his employment. The FBI investigated the theft, which officials say threatens the United States’ technological edge and economic competitiveness.
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