Musician charged with using bots to boost streaming revenue
Source: BBC
Getty ImagesA musician in the US has been accused of using artificial intelligence (AI) tools and thousands of bots to fraudulently stream songs billions of times in order to claim millions of dollars of royalties.Michael Smith, of North Carolina, has been charged with three counts of wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy charges.Prosecutors say it is the first criminal case of its…
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