Streaming Media Magazine

The State of AI In Live Streaming

As with all streaming workflows, AI has steadily crept into the live streaming technology stack. In some cases, the impact is incremental, in others, profound. From production to monetization, here's ...
Bleeping Computer

Musician admits to $10M streaming royalty fraud using AI bots

North Carolina musician Michael Smith has pleaded guilty to collecting over $10 million in royalty payments through a massive streaming royalty fraud scheme on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and ...
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Stream Ready in Minutes: How 2026's AI Voice Tools Are Rewriting the Rules for Twitch, YouTube, and Roblox Creators

Live streaming has entered its most transformative era yet, where artificial intelligence is no longer just a gimmick but the backbone of modern content creation. From Twitch chat bots that sound like ...
Time

AI Slop Is Flooding Streaming—and Musicians Are Fighting Back

In late February, the British singer-songwriter Benedict Cork posted a snippet of himself playing a soulful new song called “Something Kinda Strange.” The clip quickly racked up more than 100,000 ...

Conservationists find an unlikely ally to save RI's river herring in AI

John O’Brien, policy and partnership specialist with The Nature Conservancy, who’d been talking with fish biologists at the ...

AI music is flooding streaming platforms. But listeners like it less and less

Music fans are becoming increasingly uncomfortable with AI songs, according to a recent report published by the music and ...
Charlotte Observer

NC man used AI to defraud music streaming sites billions of times. Now he owes $8M

A Charlotte-area man pleaded guilty to using AI to manipulate music streaming platforms billions of times to siphon royalties worth over $8 million, federal authorities said Thursday. They said it’s ...
Rolling Stone

Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Streaming Services of $8 Million With AI-Generated Songs

Michael Smith, a 54-year-old North Carolina man whom federal prosecutors accused of defrauding music-streaming services with AI-generated songs, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit ...
Digital Trends

AI streaming is going mainstream in China, whether audiences want it or not

China’s Netflix, iQiyi, is making one of the biggest bets in streaming history. The company wants AI to create the bulk of its films and shows someday soon, and it’s already restructuring its ...
Forbes

The Gender Gap In AI Use—And What’s Driving It, According To Lean In Survey

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kim Elsesser covers issues that impact women in the workplace. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice ...
Forbes

Using One Simple Prompt Can Stop AI Sycophancy And Keep Your Mind From Being Bent Out Of Shape By AI

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...