Man pleads guilty to $8M AI-generated music scheme
A North Carolina man pleaded guilty to a music streaming fraud scheme that generated over $8 million by using artificial intelligence and thousands of bot accounts. Michael Smith admitted to inflating streaming numbers for hundreds of thousands of AI-generated songs on platforms such as Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube Music.
therecord.media
2 min
3/21/2026
Man pleads guilty to $8M AI-generated music scheme
A North Carolina man pleaded guilty to a music streaming fraud scheme that generated over $8 million by using artificial intelligence and thousands of bot accounts. Michael Smith admitted to inflating streaming numbers for hundreds of thousands of AI-generated songs on platforms such as Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube Music.
therecord.media
2 min
3/21/2026
Man pleads guilty to $8M AI-generated music scheme
A North Carolina man pleaded guilty to a music streaming fraud scheme that generated over $8 million by using artificial intelligence and thousands of bot accounts. Michael Smith admitted to inflating streaming numbers for hundreds of thousands of AI-generated songs on platforms such as Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube Music.
therecord.media
2 min
3/21/2026
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