Elton John Fel in the Cabinet: ‘Out of AI rules is a crime against artists’

The British musician Sir Elton John (78) turns against his government again on Sunday morning due to the absence of copyright regulations for tech companies. In one Interview with the BBC He calls the British Labor cabinet a bunch of « great losers » and says he feels « very cheated. » Last week he signed together with four hundred artists, including singer Dua Lipa and actor Ian McKellen, a fire letter To his government to protect artists against the whims of artificial intelligence (AI).

Earlier this week, the Cabinet declined the British Hogerhuis about the protection of artists. The Hogerhuis wants to oblige AI companies to reveal what material they use for training their models. Artists are now in no way protected against the rise of those companies.

Reason for Elton John. The musician is very concerned about the impact of AI on the future generation of artists. « If ministers continue with the plans to let AI companies run free, they commit theft. Theft on a large scale, » he says.

« The danger for young artists, » De Rockegende continues, « is that they have no means to arm themselves against that kind of large tech companies. » According to John, the young generation is robbed of its future legacy and income. « It’s just criminal, I feel very betrayed, » he adds.

If the British government is not willing to change its plans, the singer feels forced to go to court. « We then fight it out in court. From start to finish, » he warns the cabinet.

The AI ​​programs that John refers to learn based on large datasets. Texts, photos, videos and also music that can be found online: nothing escapes the self -learning model. The result for musicians is that these tools can generate music that seems like it was made by a person, for example by Elton John himself.

‘Industry must flourish’

Especially the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the Minister of Technology and Science, Peter Kyle, have to suffer. « Starmer must be wise, » says John. After which he describes Kyle as a ‘bit of an idiot’.

Labor Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds, takes it at the BBC for the government policy. « We want to stay a world leader in AI, » he says on Sunday morning. After which he co -matches colleague Kyle. « Peter Kyle is first of all an excellent minister, but Sir Elton’s criticism shows the strong feelings from the cultural sector. That is also the intention of the process to achieve rules. The cabinet wants to hear all those opinions, that is happening now. We want a flourishing cultural sector and world leader on AI, » he concludes.

To share

Mail the editors