North Carolina man sentenced for $8M AI music fraud scheme

A ai pulse story from Texas, reported by KVUE Austin.

AI Pulse · Texas · October 12, 2026

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Michael Smith used AI to create fake songs and thousands of bots to generate fake streams, defrauding platforms and artists of over $8 million, prosecutors said.

Reported by KVUE Austin, October 12, 2026. Read the full story at KVUE Austin →

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