China's national security authority has warned of risks in using 'AI relay services' that provide access to overseas AI models, highlighting concerns over data leaks, privacy breaches and unauthorized cross-border data transfers amid a thriving grey market for restricted foreign systems. In a notice on its official WeChat account, the Ministry of State Security described such services as intermediaries between local developers and AI providers, aggregating access to restricted foreign AI systems. #China #Tech #Policy https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3356310/leaks-and-backdoors-china-warns-security-risks-relay-services-foreign-ai-models