Description: Michael Smith was arrested for allegedly using AI-generated songs and fake streaming accounts to scam over $10 million in royalties from major music platforms. By creating hundreds of thousands of songs and employing bots to artificially inflate streams, Smith circumvented fraud detection systems. The scheme was exposed after suspicions arose regarding the rapid generation of music and streaming anomalies.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown AI music company developed an AI system deployed by Michael Smith, which harmed Spotify , Music streaming services , Apple Music and Amazon Music.
Incident Stats
Incident ID
779
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2024-09-04
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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variety.com · 2024
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A music producer was arrested Wednesday and charged with multiple felonies for allegedly scamming more than $10 million in royalties using hundreds of thousands of AI-generated songs.
Michael Smith, 52, of Cornelius, N.C., is alleged to hav…
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