A US federal judge has overturned part of the conviction of former Google engineer Linwei Ding, who was found guilty of stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets from the tech giant and sharing them with Chinese companies. US District Judge Vince Chhabria ruled that prosecutors did not provide enough evidence to prove that Ding intended to benefit the Chinese government. This decision affects seven counts of economic espionage that were part of his conviction earlier this year.However, the judge said there was enough evidence to support the separate charges related to theft of trade secrets. As a result, those convictions remain in place. Do you think “trade secrets” idea is discrimantory ?
