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

A ai pulse story from New York, reported by WGRZ Buffalo.

AI Pulse · New York · October 12, 2026

From WGRZ Buffalo

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 WGRZ Buffalo, October 12, 2026. Read the full story at WGRZ Buffalo →

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