When investigators discovered the hack on Microsoft Exchange servers in January, they thought it was about stealing emails. Now they believe China vacuumed up reams of information in a bid to develop better artificial intelligence, or AI.

China broke into tens of thousands of email accounts in January. Now officials fear the breach wasn’t just about spying. It was to build the next generation of artificial intelligence.

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