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North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty in First AI Music Fraud Case, Forfeits $8.1M
A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty in the first-ever AI music fraud case, involving a "billion-stream 'ghost artist'," and has been ordered to forfeit $8.1 million.
21 Mar, 09:28 — 21 Mar, 15:14
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The GuardianMostly Factual87d ago
US man pleads guilty to defrauding music streamers out of millions using AI
Michael Smith, 52, charged after flooding platforms with thousands of AI songs and boosting them with bots
By Edward Helmore in New York
Read full article →Times of IndiaMostly Factual87d ago
Billion-stream ‘ghost artist’ exposed: North Carolina man pleads guilty in first-ever AI music fraud case, forfeits $8.1M
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First report: Times of India · 21 Mar, 09:28|Full coverage: 2 · 6h|Window: 6h
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