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Former Google Engineer Convicted of Stealing AI Secrets for China

by Vivek Kumar
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Former Google Engineer Convicted of Stealing AI Secrets for China

In brief

  • Former Google software engineer Linwei Ding has been convicted of economic espionage for siphoning Google’s trade secrets to China-based companies.
  • Federal agents arrested Ding in March 2024, accusing him of stealing 500+ confidential AI files while secretly collaborating with China-based companies.
  • Ding built his own AI startup in China, pitched investors on replicating Google’s tech, and applied to a Shanghai government talent program.

A 38-year-old former Google software engineer has…

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