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IThome · Published 2026-10-08 09:06

A U.S. man sentenced to 18 months in prison and 8 million U.S. dollars forfeited for using AI to defraud music copyright income

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Prisoner Michael Smith first used artificial intelligence to generate hundreds of thousands of songs, then released these songs on streaming platforms through fake accounts, and finally fabricated play counts through automation technology.

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