We're back and Will has a camera! We talk about the story Carson shared called "'A Billion Streams and No Fans': Inside a $10 Million AI Music Fraud Case", by Kate Knibbs of WIRED (3:07 ), Spotify tracks on the wrong artist profiles (17:24 ), what happens to the experience of using streaming when the AI-gen floodgates burst? (37:59 ), and the next-level realism of Google Veo 3 AI videos: is Will being too naive about it? (44:27 ).

We reference Search Engine's podcast episode "The Russian Cake Switcheroo" and the Anthony Fantano video "Massive Problem on Spotify" . The music project from the WIRED story is here.

Recs: Carson - setting up your own music server at home, Will - Dialectic podcast hosted by Jackson Dahl with guest Alex Danco, start at 59:00 for music scene discussion

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