Elton John and Dua Lipa are looking for AI protection

Dua Lipa, Sir Elton John, Sir Ian McKellan and Florence Welch are among a list of stars calling for the Prime Minister to update copyright laws in a way that protects them from artificial intelligence.

A letter signed by more than 400 British musicians, writers and performers addressed to Sir Kiir Starmer says that if he does not give this protection, he will mean that they “give out” their work to technology companies.

Also at risk, they write, is “the position of the United Kingdom as a creative power plant.”

They want the prime minister to support a change in the data bill (use and access) that will require developers to be transparent with copyright owners regarding the use of their training materials for AI models.

A government spokesman said: “We want our creative industries and AI companies to thrive, which is why we consult a package of measures that we hope to work for both sectors.

“We are clear that changes will not be taken into account unless we are fully pleased that they work for the creators,” they added.

Others include the author Kazuo Ishiguro, the playwright David Hare, the singers Kate Bush and Robbie Williams, as well as Coldplay, Tom Stoppard and Richard Curtis.

Sir Paul McCartney, who told the BBC in January He was concerned about AI to detach artistsalso signed the letter.

“We are the creators of wealth, we reflect and promote national stories, we are innovators of the future and AI needs us as much as it needs energy and computer skills,” it says.

They say their concerns can be fulfilled if the government supports a change proposed by Baroness Beiban Kidron before a key vote in the House of Lords on Monday.

According to him, the change of Baroness Kidron will “allow both AI developers and creators to develop licensing regimes that will allow human content created in the future.”

Not everyone agrees to the approach of the artists.

Julia Vilemins, co -founder of the British Progress Brain Trust Center, said such proposals could prevent the United Kingdom and her growth offer.

The measures “would do nothing to stop foreign companies from using content from the British creative industries,” she told the BBC.

“The regime of copyrights BBC BBC AI development, cooling of internal innovations and directly harm the UK economy,” she said.

However, the letter comes against the backdrop of artists’ concern over the inclusion of their copyrighted works and materials in the data used to develop generative AI systems.

These tools, which can produce new content in response to simple text prompts, are becoming more popular and accessible to users.

But their capabilities are accompanied by concerns and criticism of the use of data and the demand for energy.

In February, performers, including Annie Lennox and Damon Alburn, released a silent album to protest against the amendments to the Copyright Act proposed by the government.

The government has consulted its proposal to allow developers to be able to use the content of the creators on the Internet to help develop their models unless rights choose to “give up”.

According to The Guardian, ministers review the proposal Following the Creator’s reverse reactionS

G -n -Ishiguro pointed to the BBC to a more statement, in which he wrote: “Why is it fair and fair – why is it reasonable – to change our copyright laws to take advantage of mammoth corporations at the expense of individual writers, musicians, filmmakers and artists?”

The author, the winner of the Nobel Prize, added that since then the only limited advance was that it now seems that the government has accepted the refusal proposals, it is unlikely to be working, he believes that a new consultation is possible to find a fairer scheme, although it remains to be seen how meaningful the consultation will be.

“It’s essential to get this right,” he wrote.

Recently, MPs have rejected a separate amendment to Baroness Kidron, which aims to get AI developers to be liable to the UK’s Copyright Act.

She now says that transparency obligations for technology companies under the new proposed amendment can support the development of licensing agreements between creators and companies.

“The United Kingdom is in a unique position to take its place as a global player in the international AI supply chain, but in order to understand this opportunity, the transparency provided in my changes, which are essential to create a life market,” Barones Kindron said.

In their statement, the government said: “It is vital that we take the time to work through the scope of the answers to our consultation, but equally important that we are now undergoing the basis as we look at the next steps.

“That is why we are committed to publishing a report and evaluation of the economic impact – exploring the wide range of questions and opportunities from all countries of the debate.”