Don’t let AI steal our copyright, giants of the arts tell Labour

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Labour MPs turn up heat on Starmer to protect UK creatives from AI 'burglary'

Labour MPs have ramped up the pressure on Sir Keir Starmer to reverse plans to roll out the red carpet for AI giants by weakening the UK’s copyright laws.Two key select committees have penned a powerful letter backing the ‘Make It Fair’ campaign and warning the Government not to sell out Britain’s creative industries by allowing artificial intelligence firms to take content from music to journalism for free in order to “train” software models. M…

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1K Artists in UK Release Silent Album to Protest AI

Some of the biggest names in the British music industry have joined forces to release an album without any music. Kate Bush, Damon Albarn, and Annie Lennox are among more than 1,000 artists behind a silent album called Is This What We Want?, reports the BBC . It was released...

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1,000 UK artists release silent album to protest AI using their work

One thousand British artists have released a silent album titled "Is This What We Want?" to protest proposed legislation that could allow AI to use their work without permission. The album features 12 tracks of ambient silence recorded in empty rooms and is credited to “1,000 UK Artists.” The silent album is meant to symbolize the potential void in artistic expression if the legislation is passed. Proceeds from the album will be donated to Help …

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“The British government should not legalize theft for the benefit of Artificial Intelligence companies.” That is the phrase that headlines the 12 silent recordings of the album Is This What We Want? (Is this what we want?), a protest album in which silence is the protagonist. One of the most unusual manifestations has emerged, an album with a disconcerting silence. The reason behind its release is due to the strong growth of artificial intellige…

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Musicians condemn UK AI copyright laws

More than 1,000 musicians including Kate Bush and Cat Stevens on Tuesday released a silent album to protest proposed changes to Britain's copyright laws which could allow tech firms to train artificial intelligence models using their work. Creative industries globally are grappling with the legal and ethical implications of AI models that can produce their own output after being trained on popular works without necessarily paying the creators of…

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Kate Bush leads UK musicians in 'silent album' AI fight

Over 1,000 musicians including Kate Bush, Annie Lennox and Damon Albarn on Tuesday released a silent album in protest at proposed changes to UK copyright law around artificial intelligence (AI) which they say will legalize music theft. "Is This What We Want" featuring recordings of empty studios and performance spaces…