A former Google software engineer faces new charges for allegedly stealing artificial intelligence (AI) trade secrets while secretly working for two China-based companies, federal prosecutors announced on Feb. 4.
Linwei Ding, a 38-year-old Chinese national who was indicted in March, now faces seven counts of economic espionage and seven counts of theft of trade secrets under a superseding indictment. The defendant, who also goes by Leon Ding, is free on bond.
