Bot Invasion! 😮

Dude generates hundreds of thousands of songs with AI and programs bots to repeatedly stream the music (from Spotify, YT etc), hoovering up royalties to the tune of $10 million
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Southern District of New York | North Carolina Musician Charged With Music Streaming Fraud Aided By Artificial Intelligence | United States Department of Justice

Thank our lucky stars-
"the FBI remains dedicated to plucking out those who manipulate advanced technology to receive illicit profits and infringe on the genuine artistic talent of others.”

We wouldn’t want folk using tech to rip off artistst now, would we? :rofl:

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You baited. I clicked. :grinning_face:

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And tarnish the image of the music industry . . . heaven forbid :rofl:

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What be more efficient though, plucking them out or picking them out? Or do they pick them before they pluck them?

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