From Rolling Stone · Jon Blistein · · 1m
Trump's AI Rebrand Catches First Music Fraud Case
Trump's 'super intelligence' rebrand gets first music streaming fraud case caught.
In brief
Trump's 'super intelligence' rebrand gets first music streaming fraud case caught. A North Carolina man received 18 months in prison for using AI bots to fraudulently inflate music streaming plays, marking the first federal case under Trump's 'super intelligence' rebrand. Originally reported by Rolling Stone.
First Music Streaming Fraud Case
A North Carolina man received 18 months in prison for using AI bots to fraudulently inflate music streaming plays.
“Mike Smith, who pleaded guilty, was accused of making millions in royalties off a scheme that involved using bots to artificially inflate plays of his songs”
Trump's Super Intelligence Rebrand
The DOJ press release touting Smith's sentence uses the term 'super intelligence' for the first time.
“North Carolina Man Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Super Intelligence-Assisted Music Streaming Fraud”
Trump Proposes Super Intelligence
Trump proposed a name change for AI in a Truth Social poll on Sept. 19, but none of the three alternates were 'super intelligence'.
“They were 'Superior Intelligence', 'Extreme Intelligence', and 'Supreme Intelligence'”
Trump Signs Executive Order
Trump signed Executive Order 14434 on Sept. 29 to mandate the switch from AI to super intelligence.
“He signed Executive Order 14434 on Sept. 29”
Tech Execs Adopt Super Intelligence
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Elon Musk are adopting the term 'super intelligence' for their companies.
“I am going to get good at this”
Here's the gist
A North Carolina man received 18 months in prison for using AI bots to fraudulently inflate music streaming plays, marking the first federal case under Trump's 'super intelligence' rebrand.
