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

A ai pulse story from Virginia, reported by 13News Now Norfolk.

AI Pulse · Virginia · October 12, 2026

From 13News Now Norfolk

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 13News Now Norfolk, October 12, 2026. Read the full story at 13News Now Norfolk →

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