AI Secrets Theft: An Industrial Espionage Case

A former Google software engineer has been convicted of stealing AI hardware secrets. The goal was to benefit two China-based startups, one of which was founded by the engineer himself.

The defendant's network access from China and his side hustle as CEO of an AI startup had aroused suspicion. The second startup involved allegedly intended to exploit the stolen information to market its technology to organizations controlled by the People's Republic of China.

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