AI, bot farms and innocent indie victims: how music streaming became a hotbed of fraud and fakery
Briefly

The music industry is currently grappling with a crisis involving the influx of AI-generated music flooding streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. As fraudsters create these tracks to exploit streaming royalties, it's estimated that up to 20,000 AI-generated tracks are uploaded daily. These offenders leverage bots and AI to artificially inflate streaming numbers, siphoning millions in revenue. While major platforms like Spotify and Apple Music attempt to combat this issue, they face a dual challenge: protecting genuine artists while navigating the intricacies of automated music detection systems that can mistakenly punish innocent creators.
The music industry faces a new frontier of streaming fraud, with AI-generated tracks flooding platforms like Spotify and Apple Music, harming innocent indie artists.
Fraudsters exploit the low barriers to entry in music streaming, using bots and AI to amplify fake work and siphon off significant royalties.
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