{"id":14122,"date":"2024-09-07T18:17:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T18:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyai.com\/?p=14122"},"modified":"2024-09-08T09:57:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-08T09:57:18","slug":"fbi-busts-10-million-ai-music-streaming-scam-run-by-a-north-carolina-musician","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyai.com\/nb\/2024\/09\/fbi-busts-10-million-ai-music-streaming-scam-run-by-a-north-carolina-musician\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI bryter $10 millioner AI-musikkstr\u00f8mmesvindel drevet av en North Carolina 'musiker'"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>F\u00f8deral p\u00e5talemyndighet har siktet en \"musiker\" i North Carolina for \u00e5 ha orkestrert et omfattende svindelopplegg til en verdi av $10 millioner ved hjelp av AI-generert musikk.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael Smith (52) ble p\u00e5grepet onsdag, siktet for bedrageri, sammensvergelse til bedrageri og sammensvergelse til hvitvasking av penger.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">P\u00e5talemyndigheten hevder at Smith brukte AI-teknologi til \u00e5 lage hundretusener av falske sanger av ikke-eksisterende band, og deretter brukte roboter til \u00e5 str\u00f8mme disse l\u00e5tene millioner av ganger p\u00e5 popul\u00e6re plattformer som Spotify, Apple Music og Amazon Music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\"Gjennom sitt skaml\u00f8se svindelopplegg stjal Smith millioner av kroner i royalties som skulle ha blitt utbetalt til musikere, l\u00e5tskrivere og andre rettighetshavere hvis sanger ble str\u00f8mmet p\u00e5 lovlig vis.\" <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bpr.org\/2024-09-06\/musician-streaming-fraud-doj-spotify-apple-amazon-youtube-music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sa <span class=\"noTranslate\" data-no-translation=\"\"><span class=\"noTranslate\" data-no-translation=\"\"><span class=\"noTranslate\" data-no-translation=\"\"><span class=\"noTranslate\" data-no-translation=\"\">US<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> Advokat<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Damian Williams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If\u00f8lge tiltalen (et formelt juridisk dokument som har blitt offentliggjort etter f\u00f8rst \u00e5 ha blitt holdt konfidensielt) varte Smiths virksomhet i syv \u00e5r. Den involverte opprettelse av tusenvis av falske str\u00f8mmekontoer ved hjelp av kj\u00f8pte e-postadresser.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smith skal til og med ha utviklet programvare som kan spille den AI-genererte musikken hans p\u00e5 repeat fra en rekke datamaskiner, slik at den imiterer individuelle lyttere fra ulike steder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For \u00e5 unng\u00e5 \u00e5 bli oppdaget skal han ha distribuert falsk str\u00f8mmeaktivitet p\u00e5 tvers av en rekke falske sanger, og n\u00f8ye generert unike navn for AI-skapte artister og spor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Noen av disse finurlige og absurde navnene inkluderte band som \"Callous Post\" og \"Calorie Screams\", med sangtitler som \"Zygotic Washstands\" og \"Zymotechnical\". Jeg lurer p\u00e5 hvilken ledetekst han brukte for \u00e5 generere dem?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ordningen viste seg \u00e5 v\u00e6re usedvanlig lukrativ. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I en e-post sendt tidligere i \u00e5r skr\u00f8t Smith av \u00e5 ha n\u00e5dd 4 milliarder str\u00f8mminger og $12 millioner i royalties siden 2019. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">P\u00e5talemyndigheten hevder at Smith i juni 2019 tjente rundt $110 000 i m\u00e5neden, og at han delte en del med ikke navngitte medsammensvorne.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fra et AI-perspektiv er det uklart n\u00f8yaktig hvordan disse sangene ble generert med AI i 2019, ettersom det ikke fantes s\u00e5 mange verkt\u00f8y av h\u00f8y kvalitet for dette den gang som det gj\u00f8r n\u00e5. I dag finnes det verkt\u00f8y som <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyai.com\/nb\/2024\/04\/udio-launches-and-may-be-the-best-ai-music-generator-yet\/\">Udio<\/a>, Suno osv. ville sannsynligvis gj\u00f8re en slik svindel enda enklere \u00e5 gjennomf\u00f8re.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vi b\u00f8r p\u00e5peke at str\u00f8mmeplattformer har v\u00e6rt plaget av flaskevirksomhet i flere ti\u00e5r, der artister, plateselskaper og svindlere har fors\u00f8kt \u00e5 lure systemet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spotify, Apple Music og andre plattformer har lenge v\u00e6rt\u00a0<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">bekjempe falske str\u00f8mmer ved hjelp av kunstig intelligens for \u00e5 analysere og stoppe bot-aktivitet. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">AI-generert musikk er utbredt p\u00e5 Spotify, og man skulle tro at plattformen kunne begynne \u00e5 ta mer hensyn til sin<\/span>\u00a0opprinnelse og intensjoner n\u00e5.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Det som gj\u00f8r Smiths sak bemerkelsesverdig, er imidlertid kombinasjonen av storskala botting og AI-generert innhold.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Det var smart. Men lovens lange arm innhentet oss til slutt.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Musikk- og AI-bransjene er i konflikt<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Kunstig intelligens og de kreative bransjene har i stor grad blandet seg som olje og vann. Selv om de ikke er en naturlig blanding, har kombinasjonen av dem skapt en ustabil blanding full av potensial og risiko.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For bare noen m\u00e5neder siden ble verdens tre st\u00f8rste plateselskaper <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyai.com\/nb\/2024\/06\/worlds-biggest-music-labels-shock-the-ai-industry-with-landmark-lawsuit\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">innlevert f\u00f8derale s\u00f8ksm\u00e5l<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mot tekst-til-lyd-plattformene Suno og Udio, med p\u00e5stand om \"massekrenkelse av opphavsrettsbeskyttede lydopptak\".<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), som representerer Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment og Warner Records, hevder at det finnes sterke bevis for at Suno og Udio har brukt opphavsrettsbeskyttet musikk uten tillatelse for \u00e5 trene opp AI-modellene sine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">P\u00e5 samme m\u00e5te vil det i april 2024 v\u00e6re over <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyai.com\/nb\/2024\/04\/200-artists-warn-about-generative-meddling-in-music\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 fremtredende kunstnere<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, inkludert Billie Eilish, Nicki Minaj og Jon Bon Jovi, lovet \u00e5 bekjempe AI-musikk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AIs integrering i musikken blir ikke av alle sett p\u00e5 som en trussel. Noen ser det som en demokratiserende kraft som gj\u00f8r det mulig for produsenter \u00e5 eksperimentere med ulike formater uten den menneskelige manipulasjonen som er involvert i tradisjonelle platesigneringsprosesser. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hva vil musikere som sliter med \u00e5 tjene penger p\u00e5 sitt ofte gener\u00f8st talentfulle arbeid p\u00e5 str\u00f8mmeplattformer synes om dette?<\/p>\n<p>\u00c5 bruke kunstig intelligens til \u00e5 manipulere algoritmene til plattformer som ofte kritiseres for \u00e5 underbetale artister, kan for noen virke som en forbrytelse uten offer. U\u00e6rlig manipulering av str\u00f8mmetall har imidlertid store konsekvenser.<\/p>\n<p>Selv om mange artister f\u00f8ler seg snytt av str\u00f8mmeplattformene, er det sannsynlig at uredelig praksis som den som p\u00e5st\u00e5s i Smith-saken, skader hele musikk\u00f8kosystemet.<\/p>\n<p>De kan utvanne legitime str\u00f8mmer, forvrenge oppdagelsesalgoritmer, undergrave tilliten og sannsynligvis gj\u00f8re det vanskeligere for \u00e6rlige artister \u00e5 lykkes.<\/p>\n<p>Det er nok en grense der artister og plattformer m\u00e5 kjempe for \u00e5 sikre et rettferdig og transparent \u00f8kosystem. Kunstnere risikerer \u00e5 bli hengende etter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>F\u00f8derale p\u00e5talemyndigheter har siktet en \"musiker\" i North Carolina for \u00e5 ha orkestrert et forseggjort svindelopplegg p\u00e5 $10 millioner ved hjelp av AI-genererte musikk. Michael Smith, 52, ble arrestert onsdag p\u00e5 anklager om tr\u00e5dbedrageri, konspirasjon om tr\u00e5dbedrageri og konspirasjon for hvitvasking av penger.  P\u00e5talemyndigheten hevder at Smith brukte AI-teknologi til \u00e5 lage hundretusener av falske sanger av ikke-eksisterende band, og deretter brukte roboter til \u00e5 str\u00f8mme disse l\u00e5tene millioner av ganger p\u00e5 popul\u00e6re plattformer som Spotify, Apple Music og Amazon Music. \"Gjennom sitt skaml\u00f8se svindelopplegg stjal Smith millioner av kroner i royalties som skulle ha blitt utbetalt til musikere, l\u00e5tskrivere og andre rettighetshavere hvis sanger<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14123,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[88],"tags":[140],"class_list":["post-14122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ethics","tag-ai-music"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>FBI busts $10 million AI music streaming scam run by a North Carolina &#039;musician&#039; | DailyAI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyai.com\/nb\/2024\/09\/fbi-busts-10-million-ai-music-streaming-scam-run-by-a-north-carolina-musician\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"nb_NO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FBI busts $10 million AI music streaming scam run by a North Carolina &#039;musician&#039; | DailyAI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Federal prosecutors have charged a North Carolina &#8216;musician&#8217; with orchestrating an elaborate $10 million fraud scheme using AI-generated music. 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