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一名男子通过创建 AI 代理（bot）账号收听自己在 Spotify 上的 AI 生成歌曲，从点击中赚取了约 800 万美元，并通过 VPN 模拟美国用户以获得最高的每点击收益。
A fraudster was sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to forfeit over $8 million after using 10,000 bots and AI-generated songs to artificially outstream artists like Taylor Swift, marking the DOJ's first prosecution of this kind of streaming fraud.
Federal prosecutors are seeking nearly four years in prison for Michael Smith, who used AI-generated music and bot accounts to generate $8 million in fraudulent streaming royalties across major platforms over six years, with sentencing scheduled for October 6.
Spotify confirmed streaming manipulation after Kalshi trader Caleb Davies flagged suspicious bot activity on the song 'Earrings' by Malcolm Todd, leading to the removal of over 500,000 artificial streams and adjustments to charts.
Deezer reports 44% of new uploads are AI-generated, mostly for fraudulent streaming, while keeping them out of recommendations; Lyria 3, Suno, Udio cited as enablers.
Deezer reports that 44% of all new music uploaded to its platform is AI-generated, amounting to nearly 75,000 tracks per day, though consumption remains low at 1-3% of total streams with 85% flagged as fraudulent. The surge highlights growing challenges for streaming platforms in managing AI content and protecting artists' rights.