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A US federal court sentences Michael Smith, who pleaded guilty to using bots to stream AI-generated songs, making $8M+ in royalties, to 18 months in prison (Bill Donahue/Billboard)

Bill Donahue / Billboard : A US federal court sentences Michael Smith, who pleaded guilty to using bots to stream AI-generated songs, mak...

7 October 2026

A US federal court sentences Michael Smith, who pleaded guilty to using bots to stream AI-generated songs, making $8M+ in royalties, to 18 months in prison (Bill Donahue/Billboard)

Bill Donahue / Billboard:
A US federal court sentences Michael Smith, who pleaded guilty to using bots to stream AI-generated songs, making $8M+ in royalties, to 18 months in prison  —  Michael Smith admitted earlier this year to using bots to stream fake songs billions of times in a first-ever criminal case over streaming fraud.

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