Legendary musician Paul McCartney warns against it. Proposed reform of UK copyright law. This would allow technology companies to freely train their models on online content unless copyright holders actively opt out.
in the Excerpts from an interview with the BBCMcCartney says the government needs to do more to protect musicians and other artists.
“We are the people, you are the government,” he said. “You must protect us. That's your job. So if you're introducing a bill, creative thinkers, Make sure to protect creative artists or you won't have them.
McCartney isn't completely against using AI to create music — indeed, he is. He took advantage of the technology last year to clean up an old John Lennon demo and create what McCartney called it. “The Last Beatles Record” However, He suggested that AI (or at least AI with a looser approach to copyright) is an economic threat to artists.
“You guys and gals come up and write a beautiful song, they don't own it, they don't have anything to do with it, and whoever wants to can rip it off,” McCartney said.
“The money is going somewhere,” he added. He said the monetary rewards for making a hit song should go to the artist.