Thousands of British artists back silent album against AI: ‘Is This What We Want?’
Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, Jamiroquai and Tori Amos are among the musicians who have rebelled against the new UK government law that allows the use of artistic works in the development of generative artificial intelligence
More than 1,000 British artists have decided to use silence to make noise in the face of the threat of artificial intelligence (AI). Any user of the music platform Spotify, among others, can now access a curious album, with 12 songs produced and supported by musicians such as Kate Bush, Tori Amos, Annie Lennox, or Jamiroquai. Its title: Is This What We Want? Twelve songs in which only silence can be heard. And if one pays attention, the domestic noises that flood a world without music, such as the hum of a heating system or the distant footsteps of someone prowling around a hallway.
