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Justice: Google Software Engineer Arrested for Allegedly Stealing AI Secrets for Sale to Chinese Companies
Justice: Google Software Engineer Arrested for Allegedly Stealing AI Secrets for Sale to Chinese Companies
March 6, 2024/
A Chinese national who was employed as a software engineer at Google was stealing Google's proprietary information on AI. He transferred it to his personal account, and planned to sell it to PRC-based companies. He was arrested in Newark. The arrest was made via the Disruptive Technology Task Force. He's being charged with four counts of theft of trade secrets.
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