Paul McCartney says he is afraid he will tear artists

London (AP) – Paul McCartney asked the British government not to make a change in copyright laws that he says can allow artificial intelligence Companies rip artists.

The government is advising whether to allow technology firms to use copyright protected materials to help training artificial intelligence models unless the creators do not clearly remove it.

McCartney told the BBC that would make it harder for artists to control their work and undermine Britain’s creative industries.

“You get young boys, girls, coming up and they write a beautiful song, and they don’t own it, and they have nothing to do with it. And whoever you want can simply remove it,” 82-year-old Ex beatle said in an interview to air on Sunday. An extract was released Saturday by the BBC.

“The truth is, the money is going somewhere. When it gets into the broadcast platforms, someone is taking it, and it must be the person who created it. It should not be a giant of technology somewhere. “

Britain’s left center Labor Party government He says he wants to make the United Kingdom a world leader in him. In December, she announced a consultation on how the law on rights rights can “enable the right creators and holders to exercise control over and require a reward for their use of training works” while also providing “developers And they have easy access to a wide range of high quality creative content. “

Publishers, artists’ organizations and media companies, including the Associated Press, have joined as creative rights in the coalition to oppose the weakening of copyright protection.

“We are the people, you are the government. You have to protect us. This is your job, “McCartney said.” So you know, if you are putting on a bill, make sure you protect creative thinkers, creative artists, or you won’t have them. “