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AI Music Fraud: 18 Months Prison for Streaming Bots

The Spotify app is open on a smartphone next to a pair of headphones.

Michael Smith, 54, was sentenced to 18 months in prison after running a seven‑year AI‑based streaming fraud system. The case marks the first U.S. criminal prosecution of this kind.

October 9, 20264 min read

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AI Music Fraud: 18 Months Prison for Streaming Bots

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