North Carolina man admits fraud
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North Carolina man admits fraud after AI songs streamed billions of times

A man from North Carolina in the United States has pleaded guilty to defrauding music services out of millions of dollars by flooding them with thousands of AI-generated songs and artificially increasing streams, The Guardian reports.

The indictment is one of the first successful prosecutions of AI-related fraud in the music industry, which is hard-hit by fake music that threatens to flood streaming services and deprive musicians and copyright holders of their revenue.

The 52-year-old man is alleged to have streamed the fake songs billions of times and received more than $10 million in royalty payments.

He now faces up to five years in prison.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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