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Donald Trump's efforts to rebrand 'artificial intelligence' and 'super intelligence' showed up in the case of the first music streaming fraudster
Mike Smith, a North Carolina musician, was sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges tied to music streaming fraud
Mike Smith pleaded guilty to defrauding music streaming services out of $8 million with AI-generated songs
