Entertainment · Music · 3 hrs ago
Bots streamed fake AI songs 80.9 million times in one month
Bots streamed AI-generated songs 80.9 million times in one month.
The activity diverted $8 million from real artists.
The person behind the bots is not identified in the available information.
The streaming total was nearly nine times Taylor Swift's family-plan total on YouTube Music.
The comparison gives a sense of the scale of the bot activity.
The money taken from real artists shows how fake streams can affect their earnings.
No information is given about what happens next.
Bots streamed AI-generated tracks 80.9 million times in one month.
The streams allegedly siphoned $8 million from real artists.
The total was nearly nine times Taylor Swift’s family-plan total on YouTube Music.
- Who
- Bots streamed the tracks; real artists were reportedly affected.
- What
- AI tracks were streamed 80.9 million times, allegedly siphoning $8 million from real artists.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- YouTube Music is mentioned as a comparison; the location of the streams is not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
This story does not have a timeline yet.
- Monthly streams
- 80.9 million
- Reported amount siphoned
- $8 million
- Comparison
- Nearly nine times Taylor Swift’s family-plan total on YouTube Music
Sources
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