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Ex-Google engineer files reply over nixing US indictment for AI trade secret theft

( March 26, 2025, 23:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Counsel for Linwei Ding filed a reply in support of dismissing an indictment accusing him of stealing Google trade secrets related to artificial intelligence to benefit Chinese companies. The attorney argued the governments’ claims are overly speculative. “The government’s failure to allege sufficient facts to set forth all of the elements of a charge of economic espionage is the precise concern that legislators had in mind when cautioning against prosecutorial overreach. Section 1831 simply does not apply when an individual seeks to benefit himself or his private business activities in a foreign country,” they said.See attached file. ...

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