> used AI to create hundreds of thousands of fake songs by nonexistent bands, then streamed them using bots to collect royalties from platforms Not a lawyer bu

> used AI to create hundreds of thousands of fake songs by nonexistent bands, then streamed them using bots to collect royalties from platforms Not a lawyer but I don't see how this is "fraud" or a "scam". He created actual music, which people listened to, and by listening to them, generated royalties. The fact that he could use AI to create hundreds of thousands of different songs is a problem for the music industry, but that's an AI problem in general (art, writing, etc.) Ah, OK, I see the problem further down in the article. This was the illegal part: > involved creating thousands of fake streaming accounts using purchased email addresses. He developed software to play his AI-generated music on repeat from various computers, mimicking individual listeners from different locations