The UK government is set to consult on a scheme that allows AI firms to use existing musical works to train their models.

Beatles musician Paul McCartney has warned that artificial intelligence could be used to "rip off" artists, urging the British government to make sure upcoming copyright reforms protect its creative industries.

Paul McCartney urged the British government not to make a change to copyright laws that he says could let artificial intelligence companies rip off artists. The government is consulting on whether to let tech firms use copyrighted material to help train artificial intelligence models unless the creators explicitly opt out.

Beatles star Paul McCartney has warned that artificial intelligence could “rip off” artists if a proposed overhaul of copyright law goes ahead. McCartney, 82, argued that the plans could remove the incentive for writers and artists and result in a “loss of creativity”.