Hold onto your turntables, because we’ve got news that will make your earbuds tingle! The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York has indicted Michael Smith for allegedly cooking up a scheme to generate $10 million in streaming royalties using AI-generated songs and bot streams. Yes, you heard that right, no need for fashionable DJs, just bots galore!
The Bot Symphony
According to authorities, Smith created hundreds of thousands of tracks with the aid of artificial intelligence and then decided to hire bots because, let’s face it, who has time to actually listen to all that? Using up to 10,000 bot accounts to inflate streaming numbers is quite the feat, or should I say, a bot feat?
“I knew there were robots in EDM, but I thought they just played on stage!”
A More Than Bizarre Collaboration?
Even crazier is that this plan was allegedly concocted in partnership with the CEO of an unnamed AI music company. We can only imagine the brainstorming sessions: “So how can we use robots to steal money from the music industry?” In short, a true love song between technological innovation and ethical dilemmas!
- Concern 1: The music industry is starting to battle AI abuses, and we’re not talking about the latest rave ballet trend.
- Concern 2: Fraud in the digital streaming era is as trendy as wearing festival t-shirts to the grocery store.
- Concern 3: Industry experts are calling for stricter regulations; otherwise, this could turn into the biggest scam concert ever!