Kate Bush, Imogen Heap and Damon Albarn among 1,000 artists featured on silent AI protest album
1,000 artists have gone silent in protest over AI - here’s what it means
- More than 1,000 Artists, including Kate Bush, Imogen Heap, and Damon Albarn, released a silent album, Is This What We Want?, to Protest proposed UK copyright law changes regarding AI.
- The album, featuring recordings of empty studios, symbolises the Artists' fears of AI's impact on their livelihoods if the changes, which include a copyright exemption for AI training, are implemented.
- The Artists and organisers argue that the proposals would allow AI companies to exploit musicians' work without proper compensation, potentially stifling creativity and harming the music industry.
- The release coincides with the end of a government consultation on the proposed changes, with profits from the album going to the charity Help Musicians.
- This Protest follows concerns raised by other prominent musicians, including Paul McCartney and Elton John, about protecting their work from unlicensed AI use.