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The AI Daily Brief (Formerly The AI Breakdown): Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis

Google Engineer Arrested for Selling AI Secrets to Chinese Companies

Mar 7, 2024
16:30
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Former Google engineer arrested for selling AI secrets to Chinese companies, escalating tech war between US and China, implications of AI for national security, intellectual property theft, growing divide in AI development between China and US
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  • AI engineer raised concerns about co-pilot image generator producing harmful content.
  • Google engineer arrested for stealing and sharing Google's AI technology with Chinese company, highlighting national security implications.

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AI Engineer Criticizes Microsoft's AI Image Generator

An AI engineer named Shane Jones, formerly at Microsoft, raised concerns about the AI image generator co-pilot designer, stating that it produced harmful and inappropriate imagery too easily. Jones pointed out that the generated images depicted scenes like demons, monsters, violent situations, sexualized imagery, and underage activities. Despite reporting his findings to Microsoft, the company did not remove the product, leading Jones to seek action by sharing his concerns publicly and communicating with US senators and federal agencies.

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