# Man sent to prison for using an army of bots to boost his AI music streams — he made $8m from the scheme and had nearly 10 times the plays of Taylor Swift

> A man fraudulently boosted his music streams using an army of botsHe was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his actionsHe made over $8 million from the scheme across various platforms A man has received an 18-month…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/audio/audio-streaming/man-jailed-after-fraudulently-making-usd8m-from-ai-music-using-1-000-bots-as-google-reveals-its-watermarked-240-000-years-worth-of-ai-audio?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6ac985f986b74701fe7eb18f)
- **Published:** 2026-10-10
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #apple #google #ai
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6ac985f986b74701fe7eb18f

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