Did TPUSA Halftime Show Hire Bots to Boost 5M Viewership? Empty Chat Fuels Speculations

Turning Point USA's All‑American Halftime Show claimed 5 to 6.1 million live viewers online, but unusually quiet live chats and minimal engagement have led critics to believe they are bot‑inflated ...
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Man charged for using bots to stream AI-generated songs for $10M in royalties

Federal authorities hit a North Carolina man with charges arising from allegations that he fraudulently earned streaming royalties through a scheme involving bots and AI-generated songs. The man, ...
Bleeping Computer

Musician charged with $10M streaming royalties fraud using AI and bots

North Carolina musician Michael Smith was indicted for collecting over $10 million in royalty payments from Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music, and YouTube Music using AI-generated songs streamed by ...
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Streaming Fraud Campaigns Rely on AI Tools, Bots

Discussion abounds about how attackers could potentially use artificial intelligence (AI) to craft their attacks. The latest research from Human Security's Satori Threat Intelligence team shows how ...