Chinese national arrested and charged with stealing AI trade secrets from Google
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese national arrested and charged with stealing AI trade secrets from Google

NPR  

Chinese national arrested and charged with stealing AI trade secrets from Google Enlarge this image toggle caption Carl Court/Getty Images Carl Court/Getty Images A Chinese national who allegedly stole more than 500 files from Google with confidential information on the company's AI technology has been arrested and charged with stealing trade secrets, according to the Justice Department. In Ding's case, the indictment says the trade secrets he allegedly stole are related to "the hardware infrastructure and software platform that allow Google's supercomputing data centers to train large AI models through machine learning." Sponsor Message Google spokesperson Jose Castaneda said the company has "strict safeguards to prevent theft of our confidential commercial information and trade secrets." In May of 2022, Ding allegedly began uploading confidential information—more than 500 unique files in all—from Google's network into a personal Google Cloud account.

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Wired  

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China Daily  

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Former Google engineer charged with stealing AI trade secrets for Chinese companies
9 months, 2 weeks ago

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Op India  

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How ex-Google engineer stole AI secrets while working with Chinese companies
9 months, 2 weeks ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Live Mint  

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The Telegraph  

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Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing AI trade secrets while working with Chinese companies
9 months, 2 weeks ago

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LA Times  

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing AI trade secrets while working with Chinese companies
9 months, 2 weeks ago

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Associated Press  

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Firstpost  

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Firstpost  

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News 18  

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