Beatles legend warns against potential copyright law allowing AI to train on artists' work, "Anyone who wants can just rip it off"

This comes after McCartney and his fellow surviving Beatle Sir Ringo Starr used AI to extract the late John Lennon’s vocals from a demo left behind, to create a new song Now and Then. The song has been billed as The Beatles’ very final song and enjoyed critical praise on its release in 2023, nominated for two Grammy Awards.

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”.