AITom's Hardwareabout 2 hours ago
American Jailed for 10,000 AI Bot Streams
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North Carolina resident Michael Smith, 54, received an 18-month prison sentence and an $8M fine for commanding 10,000 bots to stream his AI-generated songs. Prosecutors state Smith netted over $8 million in fraudulent royalty payments between 2017 and 2024 by flooding platforms like Spotify and YouTube Music with fake accounts.
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