Feds Want AI Streaming Fraudster Who Stole $8M From Artists Sent To Prison For A Long Time
Federal prosecutors want Michael Smith, the North Carolina man behind an AI-powered streaming operation that generated billions of fake plays, sentenced to nearly four years in prison. In a new filing ahead of his October 6 sentencing in Manhattan federal court, the government says Smith spent more than six years using fake accounts, automated software and a flood of computer-generated songs to pull more than $8 million from royalty pools meant for real artists, writers and rights holders. Smith pleaded guilty in March to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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