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We’ve got some huge news to get through today. Most notably, a former Google employee has just been charged with stealing AI technology while secretly working with two Chinese companies.
Let’s dive in.
In today’s Daily Update:
🗞️ Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing AI technology
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📸 OpenAI responds to Elon Musk’s lawsuit
🚨 AI Roundup: Four quick hits
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TOP STORY
🗞️ Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing AI technology
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A former software engineer at Google is charged with stealing AI technology from the company while secretly working with two Chinese companies.
What you should know:
Linwei Ding, a Chinese national, was arrested on four counts of federal trade secret theft.
Ding was hired by Google in 2019 and allegedly had access to confidential information about the company’s supercomputing data centers.
He began uploading hundreds of files into a personal Google Cloud account two years ago.
Ding joined an early-stage tech company in China and founded his own AI startup in the country within weeks of the theft. Neither affiliation was disclosed to Google.
Why it matters: U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has repeatedly warned about national security threats posed by advances in AI. Chinese espionage is near the top of the list. The theft of innovative technology from American companies can have significant economic and national security consequences.
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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
📸 OpenAI responds to Elon Musk’s lawsuit
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OpenAI published a blog post responding to Elon Musk’s lawsuit against the company and its CEO Sam Altman.
The details:
OpenAI says Musk agreed that a for-profit structure was necessary to raise the capital needed to achieve AGI (the company’s primary mission).
Musk reportedly wanted to acquire full control of OpenAI or merge the company with Tesla.
OpenAI adds that Musk understood that “the mission did not imply open-sourcing AGI.”
Musk responded on X with a picture mocking OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
Why it matters: Musk’s lawsuit is unlikely to impede OpenAI’s pursuit of AGI. The company reiterated that the “Open” in OpenAI means that everyone will benefit from its technology after it’s built, and that open sourcing models isn’t necessarily a path toward achieving AGI safely.
MORE TRENDING NEWS
🚨 AI Roundup: Four quick hits
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Microsoft engineer Shane Jones warns FTC about Copilot Designer safety concerns. Jones says the tool can create harmful and offensive images.
Google overhauls its search engine to reduce AI spam and low-quality content.
Kayak launches new AI features for trip planning and price comparisons.
The Washington Post reports that the Biden administration’s AI safety efforts could be jeopardized by funding issues.
THAT’S ALL FOR TODAY