Fraudsters create music using artificial intelligence and sell it by pretending that they have pirated the upcoming titles of the artists whose voices they use. Some pieces sell for tens of thousands of dollars.
L’generative artificial intelligence can recreate almost everything. If we spontaneously think of photos or images, we must not forget that current systems are perfectly capable ofimitate our voices. Scams where fraudsters take on the voices of loved ones have thus emerged. And if AI can talk, it can also sing. Reproduce an artist’s performance is all the easier as there is no shortage of data to train the algorithm. Just dig into the existing discography and you get an unreleased John Lennon song.
Let’s also not forget the viral song that set things on fire: Heart On My Sleeve by The Weeknd and Drake, created entirely using AI. His success earned him banned from streaming platforms as Spotify. This did not discourage some from continuing, but for a much less laudable purpose than the simple desire to experiment with technology. The group Universal Music warns that pirates sell fake AI-generated songs by pretending they are real titles not yet released.
Pirates use AI to create fake, supposedly stolen music and sell it for high prices
The trick is quite simple. The fraudster creates one or more musical clips using artificial intelligence to imitate the voice of a famous singer or group. It then posts the results on a forum specializing in the sale of illegally obtained previews, making it appear that he hacked the record company or something. Biting the bait, several people pool their savings to obtain the exorbitant sum requested, going from $5,000 to $30,000 According to the case.
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Some go further posting the AI-generated tracks to legitimate audio streaming services. This is how we can see on Spotify for example artist pages named Juice AI Or Drake AI. Each time one of the titles is played, it triggers the copyright payment for the hacker, not the legitimate person or label. Without talking about fraud, the phenomenon of AI-generated music is booming. Universal Music notes that in a few months, their numbers increased by 175% on streaming platforms.
Source: TorrentFreak