Man charged for using bots to stream AI-generated songs for $10M in royalties

Federal authorities hit a North Carolina man with charges arising from allegations that he fraudulently earned streaming royalties through a scheme involving bots and AI-generated songs.  The man, identified by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York as Michael Smith, faces wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy counts. His indictment was unsealed this week, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.Author