Elton John Warns U.K. Government ‘We Will Not Back Down’ Over AI Bill at Billboard’s Global Power Players Event: Read His Full Speech

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Elton John Warns U.K. Government ‘We Will Not Back Down’ Over AI Bill at Billboard’s Global Power Players Event: Read His Full Speech

Elton John spoke at Billboard's Global Power Player event in London and called upon the British government to scrap its controversial AI bill.

Elton John says ‘we will not back down’ in awards speech addressing AI concerns

Sir Elton John said “we will not back down” in an awards speech where he pleaded with the UK Government to “do the right thing” by strengthening copyright protections when artificial intelligence (AI) models learn from creatives’ content. The Government has repeatedly rejected changes to the Data (Use and Access) Bill, proposed by the House of Lords, aimed at strengthening protections for the creative sector. Peers have attempted to amend the Bi…

Elton John Blasts U.K. AI Bill at Billboard Global Power Players Event

Sir Elton John collected the Creators’ Champion Award at Billboard’s Global Power Players event in London on Wednesday (June 4) and used his speech to warn the U.K. government that “we will not back down” in relation to its controversial AI data bill. Joined by his manager and husband David Furnish, John was awarded the … The post Elton John Blasts U.K. AI Bill at Billboard Global Power Players Event appeared first on W CNN RADIO NEWS.