The conviction of a former Google engineer for stealing artificial intelligence secrets has been partially overturned. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Reuters.

According to the court's decision, some charges were dropped and the case was sent back for retrial. This decision is an important precedent in the field of intellectual property rights in technology companies.

According to the case, the engineer was accused of unauthorized copying of Google's confidential data in the field of artificial intelligence and transferring it to third parties. However, the appellate court noted that some charges were not sufficiently proven.

This decision has caused a great resonance in the technology industry, as competition in the AI field intensifies and issues of protecting confidential information become increasingly relevant.