British musicians publish a quiet album to protest to use AI their work

London (AP) – A new album called “Is what we want?” offers an outstanding list of more than 1,000 musicians – and the sound of silence.

With contributions by artists such as Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, Cat Stevens and Damon Albarn, the album was released on Tuesday to protest proposed British changes artificial intelligence Laws that Fear artists will undermine your creative control.

The British government advises whether Tech company should have copyrighted material used in order to train AI models unless the makers expressly refuse.

Critics of the idea fear that the artists make it more difficult to keep control of their work and undermine the British creative industry. Elton John and Paul McCartney are among those who have spoken out against the plan.

The protest album contains recordings of empty studios and performance rooms to show what they fear, the fate of creative venues when the plan goes through. The titles of the 12 tracks show: “The British government must not legalize music theft to go to AI companies.”

Profits are donated to the charity organization of the musicians who help musicians.

“The government's proposal would hand over the country's work of the country's musicians free of charge to AI companies and make these companies use the work of the musicians to exceed them,” said the composer and AI developer Ed Newton-Rex Album organized.

“It is a plan that would not only be catastrophic for musicians, but also unnecessary,” said Newton-Rex. “Great Britain can be managers in AI without throwing our world's leading creative industry under the bus.”

Great Britain center-left Government of the Labor Party says Great Britain wants to make it a world market leader in the AI. In December, she announced a consultation on how the copyright “Creator and right -handers can apply for control over the use of the use of her work for AI training and can also ensure that“ AI developer is easy access to a wide range have high -quality creative content. “The consultation ends on Tuesday.

Publishers, artist organizations and media companies, including the Associated Press, have teamed up as creative rights in the AI ​​coalition in order to oppose the protection of copyright.

Several British newspapers wrapped on Tuesday about their title pages, which criticized government advice and said: “Let us protect the creative industry – it's only fair.”