Paul McCartney says he fears AI will rip off artists Paul McCartney urged the British government not to make a change to copyright laws that he says could let artificial intelligence companies rip off artists.
In December, it announced a consultation into how copyright law can “enable creators and right holders to exercise control over, and seek remuneration for, the use of their works for AI training” while also ensuring “AI developers have easy access to a broad range of high-quality creative content.”.
The government is consulting on whether to let tech firms use copyrighted material to help train artificial intelligence models unless the creators explicitly opt out.
McCartney told the BBC that would make it harder for artists to retain control of their work and undermine Britain’s creative industries.
Britain’s center-left Labour Party government says it wants to make the U.K. a world leader in AI.
