AI is not a threat to music any more than drum machines were in the 1980s. Wealthy artists crying about AI are fearmongering, writes Robin Millar

Yet again, a small group of extremely wealthy, high-profile artists are climbing on each other’s shoulders to declare that their oeuvres must be “protected” from AI. It’s a rallying cry that echoes the panic around Napster in the late 1990s: Ban it! Shut it down!

Back then, the argument was that digital music distribution would destroy the industry. Instead, common sense prevailed. Streaming became not just the great democratiser of music but also a way to reduce the environmental cost of plastic, vinyl and global distribution.

AI is not a music copyright issue

Let me be clear: I am for copyright.........

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