# Trump's AI Rebrand Catches First Music Fraud Case

> Trump's 'super intelligence' rebrand gets first music streaming fraud case caught.
- Title: Trump's AI Rebrand Catches First Music Fraud Case | Shortify
- Summary: 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…
- Keywords: trump, super intelligence, music streaming fraud, mike smith, doj, executive order 14434, ai bots, north carolina, Trump's, Rebrand, Catches, First
- Source: Rolling Stone — https://rollingstone.com/music/music-news/trump-ai-rebrand-music-streaming-fraud-case-1235638897
- Author: Jon Blistein
- Published: 2026-10-07T18:00:42+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: trump, super intelligence, music streaming fraud, mike smith, doj, executive order 14434, ai bots, north carolina
## 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
## Key takeaway

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.