Lucian GrainGe, chairman and CEO of the University of Universal Music Group hour It requires a “appropriate guard rail” for AI technology.
UMG boss letter In the controversy over the change of copyright law of the British Labor Government, it is part of the efforts to be competitive in the development of AI in the UK.
Among the changes, there is a proposal to write a “opt -out” system for the use of copyrighted works in educational AI.
Similar to what is adopted as part of the European Union’s comprehensive AI law, this proposal allows AI developers to basically use copyright content by default.
The rules are “reverse[es] It is the principle of copyright law. ” Ed Newton-RexFounder of Ethics AI certified non -profit organizations Training quiteOrganizer of “Silent Album” earlier this week.
Including more than 1,000 artists Damon Al Baren,,, Kate Bushand Annie LenoxWe cooperated in the silent album under the protest against the British proposed change.
his times heatGrainge said it was a warning on the impact of an un selected AI on the Silent Album term and asked a “difficult” question.
“How can I best protect the creative and imaginative inventions and use the power of new technology without using technology? How do we best protect the compensation incentives for labor and geniuses for creative people? And who wins or loses when we change the rules of the game? ”
Grainges emphasized that they are not opposed to AI technology or participation in music.
“I never suggest that AI is essentially negative. This special technology has the potential to revolutionize scientific and medical research, improve artistic creativity, and contribute to many other areas that can actually improve our lives. ”
“But the technology itself never knows wrong. It is a tool that helps us and enriches us, but it is only possible if we guide it with proper guard rails. We will have a choice for AI for decades, ethical, legal and technically. ”
“What we chose for AI ethical, legal and technically will have a repercussion for the next decades.”
Lucian Grainge, Universal Music Group
Grainge emphasized that “change is constant” in the music industry. “During a long career, we joined the vinyl to cassette, CD, and MP3, and joined the AD-Funded Streaming and subscribed, but one truth continued over all these innovations and confusions. Good music always comes from human creativity. This truth must continue to lead us in the AI era. ”
Last week, Graine joined Sony Music Group chairman Rob Stringer and Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl A Daily Mail-LED campaign for copyright change.
Early this week, news report guardian The MUSIC COMPANY BOSS ‘S Campaign and Silent Album protests suggested that the prime minister’s government affected the plan proposed. Keir starmer.
The government is considering changes in proposals to limit or eliminate the principle of “opt -out”. One option, guardian What has been reported is to limit the “opt -out” clause to the UK AI developers. AI companies in the United States and other places need the authority to use copyrighted materials for education.
Another option is that creative industries can basically reject AI training, but mass media such as newspapers and TVs are basically used for AI education. guardian Reported.
The pressure on the government also comes from the internal parliament.
Science, Innovation and Technical Committee and Culture, Media and Sport Committee (Culture, Media and Sport Committee) sent letters to the Minister of Cabinet this week, and the government changes the concentration to solve the Copyright rules and improve the transparency of data used to train AI companies’ models. I urged it.
Grainge concluded his conclusion times heat “Originousity has always been one of the great powers of England, and from the steam engine that strengthened the industrial revolution to the Beatles that formed a global culture through music.”
He also added that “progress” is inevitable, and the technology is generally unexpectedly abolished, or because the leader has not established a reasonable public protection measures.
Grainge added: “AI will change society, but it depends on how society changes. For this reason, the government, industry and producers must work harmoniously and pursue fairness and compromise to chart a channel for responsible AI. ”World music business
