NEWYou can listen to Fox News articles now! Dr. Lieber, a former Harvard researcher convicted of concealing his ties with a Chinese-run recruiting program in 2021, has since rebuilt his lab for brain-computer interfaces in Shenzhen. “My personal goals are to make Shenzhen the world’s leading city. “His defection is a convergence of several emerging trends. Some experts say that while his original conviction highlighted United States’ efforts to mitigate Chinese theft of technology, his defection is proof these efforts have failed. Glenn Gerstell is a former U.S. National Security Agency general counsel and advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He told Reuters that China has weaponized our own openness and efforts for innovation against us. “They’ve turned that around and are taking advantage of it. “AI ARMS RACES: US AND CHINA WEAPONIZE DRONES, CODE AND BIOTECH TO THE NEXT GREAT WARThe move also highlights the importance China places on developing cutting edge technologies. Lieber’s contract with Wuhan University of Technology was $50,000 per month plus over $150,000 for living expenses. His new lab is likely to cost the Chinese government much more than that.Lieber has access to a variety of tools and resources for developing computer-brain interactions, including machinery to manufacture coveted semiconductors and a large primatology lab.
