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A North Carolina musician was arrested and charged Wednesday with using artificial intelligence to create hundreds of thousands of songs that he streamed billions of times to collect over $10 million in royalty payments, authorities in New York said.

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Prosecutors in the US say he fraudulently earned millions of dollars through billions of streams.

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Federal authorities in New York say a North Carolina musician has been charged with using artificial intelligence to create thousands of songs that he streamed billions of times to collect over $10 million in royalty payments.

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Federal authorities in New York say a North Carolina musician has been charged with using artificial intelligence to create thousands of songs that he streamed billions of times to collect over $10 million in royalty payments

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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities in New York say a North Carolina musician has been charged with using artificial intelligence to     create thousands of songs that he streamed billions of times to collect over $10 million in royalty payments. Michael Smith of Cornelius, North Carolina, was arrested on Wednesday on fraud and conspiracy charges that carry a potential penalty of up to 60 years in prison. U.S. Attorney Damian Wi…

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Computers played the AI-generated songs billions of times on various streaming platforms.

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Man Created AI Songs And Used Bots To Collect $10M In Royalty Payments: Indictment

A music producer was arrested Wednesday and charged with multiple felonies for allegedly scamming more than $10 million in royalties using hundreds of thousands of AI-generated songs. Michael Smith, 52, of Cornelius, N.C., is alleged to have created thousands of bot accounts on platforms like Spotify, Amazon Music and Apple Music. According to the indictment, […]

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Music Producer Accused of Using AI Songs to Scam Streaming Platforms Out of $10 Million in Royalties

A file photo of Spotify branding and a smartphone.Jonathan Raa/Getty ImagesA musician was charged with using bots to rack up billions of streams for AI-generated music.Michael Smith made $10 million from the streams, against the platforms' policies, the DOJ said.The charges carry a combined maximum sentence of 60 years in prison.A man scammed major streaming platforms into paying him millions of dollars for music nobody was really listening to, …

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NEW YORK (AP) -- A North Carolina musician was arrested and charged Wednesday with using artificial intelligence to create hundreds of thousands of songs that he streamed billions of times to collect over $10 million in royalty payments, authorities in New York said.

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NEW YORK (AP) — A North Carolina musician was arrested and charged Wednesday with using artificial intelligence to create hundreds of thousands of songs that he streamed billions of times to collect over $10 million in royalty payments, authorities i

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NEW YORK (AP) — A North Carolina musician was arrested and charged Wednesday with using artificial intelligence to create hundreds of thousands of songs that he streamed billions of times to collect over $10 million in royalty payments, authorities in New York said. Michael Smith, 52, of Cornelius, North Carolina, was arrested on fraud and conspiracy charges that carry a potential penalty of up to 60 years in prison. U.S. Attorney Damian William…

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Alleged fraudster got $10 million in royalties using robots to stream AI-made music

Alleged fraudster got $10 million in royalties using robots to stream AI-made music

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