Paul McCartney warns AI ‘could take over’ as UK debates copyright laws
by Robert Booth UK technology editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6STYH)
Former Beatle speaks out amid fears the rise of AI threatens income streams for music, news and book publishers
Paul McCartney has backed calls for laws to stop mass copyright theft by companies building generative artificial intelligence, warning AI could just take over".
The former Beatle said it would be a very sad thing indeed" if young composers and writers could not protect their intellectual property from the rise of algorithmic models, which so far have learned by digesting mountains of copyrighted material.
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