US charges ex-Googler with espionage to boost AI in China
- Posted on February 5, 2025
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US charges ex-Googler with espionage to boost AI in China
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Linwei Ding, a Chinese national who joined Google in 2019 and also goes by Leon Ding, allegedly stole technology involving the the company's home-grown chip that the search giant uses to train its AI models, such as Gemini, and graphical processing units. He pleaded not guilty to the original charges in March.