Fraudster jailed for using 10K bots and AI songs to outstream Taylor Swift
After pleading guilty, a 54-year-old North Carolina man, Michael Smith, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for using artificial intelligence to generate songs for a scheme that stole millions from music streaming platforms.
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Key points
- In a press release Tuesday, the US Department of Justice said that Smith is the first American criminally charged with AI-assisted streaming fraud.
- First charged in 2024, Smith successfully ran the scheme for seven years without detection.
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- [1]Fraudster jailed for using 10K bots and AI songs to outstream Taylor SwiftArs Technica: AI · Oct 7, 05:57 PM
After pleading guilty, a 54-year-old North Carolina man, Michael Smith, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for using artificial intelligence to generate songs for a scheme that stole millions from music streaming platforms.
In a press release Tuesday, the US Department of Justice said that Smith is the first American criminally charged with AI-assisted streaming fraud.
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