Former Google engineer Linwei Ding, 38, convicted in San Francisco on 14 counts of espionage and theft after stealing 2,000+ pages of AI trade secrets for China; faces up to 25 years per count in first US AI espionage case.

Former Google engineer found guilty of espionage and theft of AI tech

The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York, Nov. 17, 2021.Andrew Kelly | ReutersA federal jury in San Francisco on Thursday convicted a former Google software engineer of stealing trade secrets related to the search company's AI technology.The jury found 38 year-old Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, guilty on seven counts of economic espionage and seven counts of theft of trade secrets related to stealing thousands of pages of confidential information ...