there's an intriguing clique of AI APIs with shady dealings

involved are the following:
HelixMind - 859600773029953568 (by @faer1x)

though, note here - the "infraction" by HelixMind mostly relates to being aware of the shenanigans of the other two - and doing nothing about it.
They have, to my awareness, not faked any models themselves or done anything 'really terrible' - it is solely their inaction that makes them referenced here.
Though, this still isn't exactly a good look - https://files.catbox.moe/1khz21.png

--> HelixMind statement/response: https://files.catbox.moe/x2on2e.png

FeathrAI - 883350648853262346 (by @ichate)
NexeonAI - 1105052387187634279 (by @._.cl0ver_.)

  • The Story of a FeathrAI Ticket:
    A request by a user to doublecheck as for why Roo is referencing 'ChatGPT' (https://files.catbox.moe/zekfsq.jpg) on opus-4 leads to the initial drama.
    Initial response (https://files.catbox.moe/nl4smm.png) appears to just be "it's all g on my end" - but as the user in question also identifies, there is a bigger issue lurking.

Multiple independent screenshots around the same time corroborate that the model is "not real" at the time, with Hecker 'brought on' to fix the problem:

And, to my current awareness & testing - the model's behavior DOES appear to align with proper Anthropic behavior (cross-compared with Zukijourney's behavior).
However, there's two parts that make me not fully confident in this still.

Neither Ichate nor Hecker are exactly trustworthy people:

The admission to system-prompt models:

  • https://files.catbox.moe/4xfbf1.png
  • https://files.catbox.moe/k8rbx9.png

    Models should always come in their real state - it does not matter that users may expect the behaviors of 'chatgpt.com' or 'claude.ai' - by "falling into the trap" of thinking to yourself that system-prompting is appropriate, you invite a mentality that is damaging and dangerous to the integrity of your API.
    If you are willing to "fake model behavior" to "appease the expectation of how a model behaves..." - this is a pitfall to more serious infractions.

--> Ichate statement/response: https://files.catbox.moe/1yl091.png

Make your own judgements.

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Pub: 16 Jun 2025 04:49 UTC
Edit: 16 Jun 2025 05:43 UTC
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