US EditionMan Who Used 1,000 Bots to Stream AI Songs Pleads Guilty in $8 Million Fraud Case
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A man from North Carolina in the US has pleaded guilty to defrauding music services out of millions of dollars by flooding the services with thousands of AI-generated songs – and artificially increasing streams, The Guardian reports.
NC man pleads guilty in $8 million AI music streaming fraud scheme
NEW YORK (WWAY) — A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to a federal charge tied to a scheme that used artificial intelligence and automated bots to fraudulently generate millions in music streaming royalties. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that Michael Smith, 54, of Cornelius, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Prosecutors say Smith created hundreds of thousands of songs using artificial intellig…
Fake Songs, Real Profits: North Carolina Man Admits Using AI and Bots to Steal Millions in Music Royalties
A North Carolina man pleaded guilty to using AI-generated songs and bot accounts to fake billions of streams, fraudulently earning over USD 8 million in royalties. The scheme diverted earnings from real artists, marking one of the first major AI-driven fraud cases in the music industry. Fake Songs, Real Profits: North Carolina Man Admits Using AI and Bots to Steal Millions in Music Royalties.
Millions of US dollars through AI-generated songs and manipulated streams: this is the work of Michael Smith. The 54-year-old American from North America ... The entry Mann created millions with generated songs and fake streams on Spotify and Co. first appeared on MoreCore.de.
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