An alleged scammer has been arrested under suspicion that he used AI to create a wild number of fake bands — and fake streams to with them.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19494425

The artist naming convention also followed a somewhat similar pattern, with names ranging from the normal-sounding “Calvin Mann” to head-scratchers like “Calorie Event,” “Calms Scorching,” and “Calypso Xored.”

That one of you? ;-)

  • @[email protected]English
    25•2 months ago

    Not sure why this is illegal. Against the company’s terms of service, sure. But the government shouldn’t be involved.

    • @[email protected]English
      6•2 months ago

      Indicted on three counts involving money laundering and wire fraud, the Charlotte-area man faces a maximum of 20 years per charge.