Don't build an "AI relay station" that resells overseas large-model access at low prices: a site operator in Shanghai has already been placed in criminal detention
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In plain words
An AI relay station (AI 中转站) is a website that resells access to overseas large-model APIs at low prices. A site operator in Shanghai was placed in criminal detention for 37 days over this. After release on bail, he said himself that he would surely be sentenced, and he has already returned the money and illegal gains. The Ministry of State Security (国家安全部) has also issued a notice saying that many relay stations have no operating qualification and privately send user data abroad.
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- Before offering a generative AI service to the public, complete the security assessment and algorithm filing the rules require, and label generated content
- Don't hand your code, keys and private files to an unknown "AI relay service" (AI 中转站), especially when you let the AI run commands automatically
Translated from the Chinese original. Original book, section 11, tip 19. This section describes legal rules, mostly mainland China’s. It is general information, not legal advice; for your own case, talk to a lawyer. Content may be out of date and rules differ by place. When you actually deal with an agency, a doctor or a court, follow what local officials, doctors and lawyers tell you. Disclaimer