Shanghai's first case involving the use of AI to forge signatures and steal large-model computing power was pronounced in the first instance. The defendant, Zong, was sentenced for the crime of illegally obtaining computer information system data. After teaching himself the relevant technology, Zong set his sights on an AI company's large-model aggregation platform. Through technical means, he obtained non-public interfaces, built his own relay website to sell AI-generated services at low prices, and used methods such as AI-written automated scripts and forged electronic signatures to repeatedly bypass the platform's upgraded protection mechanisms. He illegally called the interfaces more than 290,000 times and obtained illegal gains of more than 34,000 yuan. The case clearly establishes that computing power is a resource protected by law, that interface calls must obtain lawful authorization, and that unauthorized cracking of platform protections and illegal acquisition of others' computing power for profit constitute criminal conduct.
