Deepfake case study · Audio
Musicians deepfake (Mar 2026)
Michael Smith used AI to generate thousands of fake songs and artificially boost their streams to fraudulently obtain millions of dollars in royalties, diverting funds from legitimate musicians and copyright holders.
- Incident date
- Mar 2026
- Target
- Musicians
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Michael Smith used AI to generate thousands of fake songs and artificially boost their streams to fraudulently obtain millions of dollars in royalties, diverting funds from legitimate musicians and copyright holders.