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Music Producer Accused of Using AI Songs to Scam Streaming Platforms Out of $10M

by chrisaycock on 9/5/24, 10:11 AM with 1 comments

  • by mdrzn on 9/5/24, 11:44 AM

    People did this even before AI, and the issue weren't the AI songs but the fact that he had to create and manage thousands of fake Spotify accounts:

    "According to the indictment, he used the accounts to automatically stream AI music he had placed on the platforms, generating as many as 661,440 streams per day."