A former Google software engineer stole artificial intelligence (AI) technology from the Silicon Valley tech giant, prosecutors said Tuesday. A federal grand jury returned an indictment Tuesday charging 38-year-old Linwei Ding,

Linwei Ding, a former Google engineer, has been accused by US prosecutors of stealing AI trade secrets to benefit two Chinese companies. The Chinese national faces a 14-count indictment with charges of economic espionage and theft of trade secrets.

US prosecutors dropped some serious charges on Tuesday, hitting former Google software engineer Linwei Ding with a 14-count indictment. They’re accusing him of stealing AI trade secrets to help out two Chinese companies he was allegedly working for on the sly.

Linwei Ding, a former Google software engineer, now faces multiple charges of economic espionage and theft of trade secrets in the US. The DOJ claims

A Chinese software engineer who worked for Alphabet Inc’s Google faces new charges of economic espionage by the US Justice Department for allegedly stealing trade secrets to boost China’s AI industry.

U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled an expanded 14-count indictment accusing former Google software engineer Linwei Ding of stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets to benefit two Chinese companies he was secretly working for.

A serious case of economic espionage has emerged, involving a former Google engineer, Linwei (Leon) Ding, who is accused of stealing valuable trade secrets from the tech giant. Ding, originally from China,