A.I. Music Fraudster Who Drew Millions in Royalties Is Sentenced to 18 Months
Prosecutors say Michael Smith flooded music-streaming platforms with bots that repeatedly streamed his A.I.-generated music, earning him as much as $8 million.
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RegionsUnited States
Published4 h ago (Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:54:44 GMT)
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AuthorDerrick Bryson Taylor