This article goes down as one of the most batshit insane things I've read in AI world.

"We're back to the stage of being our most familiar 'KYC manufacturers.' Braving the risk of Ebola in Africa to find locals to help with face-scan verification and selling IDs...

... With a sack of cash and two guys with AK-47s standing behind him on a yacht, a KYC manufacturer is racking his brains to pass identity verification for you."

It describes the Transfer Station (中转站) grey economy in China to smuggle illegal frontier tokens for a fraction of the price, swindles users into using cheaper models, all while selling traces for distillation.

Absolutely thrilling read.