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Man uses AI to create songs sold as hand-made, defrauds client of millions
A man from Jakarta Timur promised to create songs using manual musical instruments but instead used AI to generate them. The victim, a music industry professional who commissioned 60 songs for 120 million rupiah, discovered the deception when the results were poorly mixed and a band could not perform them. Police in Semarang declared the suspect a fugitive.
October 2024 · Fasal Hasan · Fraud, scams and manipulation
The victim, working in the music industry, commissioned the suspect to create 60 songs using manual musical instruments for 120 million rupiah.
The suspect instead used AI to generate the songs. The victim discovered this when sharing the results with friends and when a band the suspect brought to perform could not play the songs.
The suspect did not own a band but recruited friends to attempt performance. When investigators visited the suspect's address, he had fled and became a fugitive sought by Polrestabes Semarang.
Reported impact
The victim suffered financial loss of 120 million rupiah due to unusable, poorly mixed music that did not match the agreed arrangements.
Index analysis
The suspect used AI music generation to fulfill an order explicitly requiring manual instrument composition, replacing skilled work with automated output without the client's knowledge.