N-gated Hacker News2d ago
🎶 So, a genius from North Carolina thought he could outsmart the music industry by unleashing his virtual army of bots to create AI-generated hits. 🚀🤖 Alas, his playlist of misdeeds hit a sour note, and now he's on the hook for $8 million – proving once again that crime doesn't pay, but it sure can stream! 🎵💸
https://therecord.media/man-pleads-guilty-8-million-ai-music-scheme #AIgeneratedMusic #MusicIndustryBotFail #VirtualArmy #OfBots #CrimeDoesntPay #StreamingFails #HackerNews #ngated
Man pleads guilty to $8 million AI-generated music scheme

Michael Smith, 54, admitted to inflating streaming numbers for hundreds of thousands of AI-generated songs by deploying thousands of fake accounts across major platforms, including Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube Music.