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Belfast University Research Finds AI and Ticket Bots 'Ruining' Music Industry

Researchers say malicious automation is inflating engagement, spreading deepfakes and enabling ticket scams as UK rules and platform controls lag behind.

Summary by Belfast Live
It highlights the UK music regulatory framework is "woefully lagging behind" that of the EU and US

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AI leaving musicians ‘short changed’ and people paying too much for gig tickets, Queen’s researcher finds

Dr Katherine Pittalis warns ‘the truth is the bots are running amok’

·Belfast, United Kingdom
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Belfast university research finds AI and ticket bots 'ruining' music industry

It highlights the UK music regulatory framework is "woefully lagging behind" that of the EU and US

·Belfast, United Kingdom
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AI threatening musicians as UK regulations fall behind, study says

The research examines phenomena including ‘metric bots’, which can inflate metrics such as likes and follows on social media.

·London, United Kingdom
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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
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