Man arrested for an actual genius idea

2,509 Views | 20 Replies | Last: 2 days ago by Divining Rod
saw em off
User Profile Ignore User Stop Ignoring
How long do you want to ignore this user?
24 hours One week Permanently Cancel
10:03a, 1/31/26
Man arrested for using AI to create bands and making 10M by using bots to listen to the songs.

Not sure what the difference is from companies like meta using bots to generate ad revenue.

https://futurism.com/man-arrested-fake-bands-streams-ai
Reply Quote
11
AozorAg
User Profile Ignore User Stop Ignoring
How long do you want to ignore this user?
24 hours One week Permanently Cancel
10:15a, 1/31/26
It's not a very original idea. This has been going for years, which is why Spotify, etc. all have anti-fraud filters. But he might be the first person to do it on this scale.
Reply Quote
1
AggieArchitect04
User Profile Ignore User Stop Ignoring
How long do you want to ignore this user?
24 hours One week Permanently Cancel
10:53a, 1/31/26
AG
Company: I am going to set up technology that allows my server to automatically collect data that I can sell to people and make lots of money.

A person: Oh I would like to use technology to make money too.

Company: **** you. Go to jail.
Reply Quote
41
1 edit
maroon barchetta
User Profile
Private Message
Ignore User Stop Ignoring
How long do you want to ignore this user?
24 hours One week Permanently Cancel
In reply to AggieArchitect04 • 11:02a, 1/31/26
AggieArchitect04 said:
Company: I am going to set up technology that allows my server to automatically collect data that I can sell to people and make lots of money.

A person: Oh I would like to use technology to make money too.

Company: **** you. Go to jail.
Reply Quote
NoahAg
User Profile Ignore User Stop Ignoring
How long do you want to ignore this user?
24 hours One week Permanently Cancel
12:11p, 1/31/26
Without reading the article what law did he break? I'm trying to understand why this would be illegal.
Reply Quote
1
FriendlyAg
User Profile Ignore User Stop Ignoring
How long do you want to ignore this user?
24 hours One week Permanently Cancel
In reply to NoahAg • 1:54p, 1/31/26
NoahAg said:
Without reading the article what law did he break? I'm trying to understand why this would be illegal.


The intent would be to pay based on listens/views of real people because that's how you sell advertising or subscriptions. If you're employing an army of bots to bolster your numbers, but being paid as if they are real humans, that's fraud.

Cue the "was that wrong?"
Reply Quote
9
permabull
User Profile Ignore User Stop Ignoring
How long do you want to ignore this user?
24 hours One week Permanently Cancel
In reply to NoahAg • 5:04p, 1/31/26
AG
When you use deception to take money, that looks a lot like fraud. He has only been accused and will have his day in court. Saying the companies were too stupid to stop him from taking their money isn't going to be a good defense.
Reply Quote
2
DargelSkout
User Profile
Private Message
Ignore User Stop Ignoring
How long do you want to ignore this user?
24 hours One week Permanently Cancel
5:46p, 1/31/26
AG
Smart enough to think of the idea and pull it off. But not smart enough to move to a country that doesn't allow extradition.
Reply Quote
4
birdman
User Profile Ignore User Stop Ignoring
How long do you want to ignore this user?
24 hours One week Permanently Cancel
7:19p, 1/31/26
Spotify better hope they don't have a bunch of fake accounts to bolster their subscriber numbers on paper, like Twitter. That would seem to weaken the argument.
Reply Quote
2
Lone Stranger
User Profile Ignore User Stop Ignoring
How long do you want to ignore this user?
24 hours One week Permanently Cancel
9:24p, 1/31/26
Man....in the good old days we just wrote programs to steal fractions of pennies from everyone.
Reply Quote
33
Milwaukees Best Light
User Profile Ignore User Stop Ignoring
How long do you want to ignore this user?
24 hours One week Permanently Cancel
9:49p, 1/31/26
AG
Thought this was going to be about the guy and the vacuum cleaner.
Reply Quote
AtticusMatlock
User Profile
Private Message
Ignore User Stop Ignoring
How long do you want to ignore this user?
24 hours One week Permanently Cancel
In reply to Lone Stranger • 11:12p, 1/31/26
They were so busy updating for Y2K they wouldn't even notice.
Reply Quote
5
1 edit
Whos Juan
User Profile
Private Message
Ignore User Stop Ignoring
How long do you want to ignore this user?
24 hours One week Permanently Cancel
In reply to Lone Stranger • 9:15a, 2/1/26
AG
Lone Stranger said:
Man....in the good old days we just wrote programs to steal fractions of pennies from everyone.

Yeah, they did it in Superman III
Reply Quote
6
IIIHorn
User Profile Ignore User Stop Ignoring
How long do you want to ignore this user?
24 hours One week Permanently Cancel
In reply to Lone Stranger • 10:47a, 2/1/26
Lone Stranger said:
Man....in the good old days we just wrote programs to steal fractions of pennies from everyone.


Reply Quote
7
Duffel Pud
User Profile Ignore User Stop Ignoring
How long do you want to ignore this user?
24 hours One week Permanently Cancel
11:51a, 2/1/26
Reply Quote
7
maroon barchetta
User Profile
Private Message
Ignore User Stop Ignoring
How long do you want to ignore this user?
24 hours One week Permanently Cancel
In reply to Duffel Pud • 7:03p, 2/1/26
Duffel Pud said:


This is a ****!!!
Reply Quote
6
ThunderCougarFalconBird
User Profile Ignore User Stop Ignoring
How long do you want to ignore this user?
24 hours One week Permanently Cancel
In reply to Lone Stranger • 8:25p, 2/1/26
AG
Lone Stranger said:
Man....in the good old days we just wrote programs to steal fractions of pennies from everyone.
I sold magazine subscriptions door to door while pretending to be a Nigerian exchange student.
Reply Quote
2
maroon barchetta
User Profile
Private Message
Ignore User Stop Ignoring
How long do you want to ignore this user?
24 hours One week Permanently Cancel
In reply to ThunderCougarFalconBird • 8:42p, 2/1/26
ThunderCougarFalconBird said:
Lone Stranger said:
Man....in the good old days we just wrote programs to steal fractions of pennies from everyone.
I sold magazine subscriptions door to door while pretending to be a Nigerian exchange student.


Should have pretended to be a former crack head.
Reply Quote
1
62strat
User Profile
Private Message
Ignore User Stop Ignoring
How long do you want to ignore this user?
24 hours One week Permanently Cancel
In reply to Lone Stranger • 10:49a, 2/2/26
AG
Lone Stranger said:
Man....in the good old days we just wrote programs to steal fractions of pennies from everyone.

Even the cripple children?
Reply Quote
maroon barchetta
User Profile
Private Message
Ignore User Stop Ignoring
How long do you want to ignore this user?
24 hours One week Permanently Cancel
In reply to 62strat • 11:32a, 2/2/26
62strat said:
Lone Stranger said:
Man....in the good old days we just wrote programs to steal fractions of pennies from everyone.

Even the cripple children?


Not the crippled children.
Reply Quote
Divining Rod
User Profile Ignore User Stop Ignoring
How long do you want to ignore this user?
24 hours One week Permanently Cancel
In reply to FriendlyAg • 12:51p, 2/2/26
FriendlyAg said:
NoahAg said:
Without reading the article what law did he break? I'm trying to understand why this would be illegal.


The intent would be to pay based on listens/views of real people because that's how you sell advertising or subscriptions. If you're employing an army of bots to bolster your numbers, but being paid as if they are real humans, that's fraud.

Cue the "was that wrong?"

on the other hand, the people listening to that crap have about as much chance of buying products as the bots
Reply Quote
Refresh
Page 1 of 1
 
×
subscribe Verify your student status
See Subscription Benefits
Trial only available to users who have never subscribed or participated in a previous trial.