Baidu Fires Researcher Tied to Contest Disqualification

> “Any action that runs counter to the highest standards of academic and scientific integrity, no matter how large or small, is unacceptable to us and does not reflect the culture of our company. We have zero tolerance for such behavior and have terminated the team leader’s employment,”

> At Baidu, he pioneered the use of specialized graphics processors for machine learning applications such as computer vision and speech.

Unless one brakes the law, I think everyone deserves a second chance. Especially if he really played a big role as stated.