The album, Is This What We Want?, is released in protest as the British government weighs changes to copyright and AI policies.

With contributions from artists including Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, Cat Stevens and Damon Albarn, the album was released Tuesday to protest proposed British changes to artificial intelligence laws that artists fear will erode their creative control.

With contributions from artists including Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, Cat Stevens and Damon Albarn, the album was released Tuesday to protest proposed British changes to artificial intelligence laws

According to a statement from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), the UK's "current regime for copyright and AI is holding back the creative industries, media and AI sector from realising their full potential – and that cannot continue".

Kate Bush, Annie Lennox and Damon Albarn are among more than 1,000 musicians who have come together to record a silent album in protest at proposed changes to copyright law around artificial intelligence (AI).

The album, called Is This What We Want?, features recordings of empty studios and performance spaces. Organizers say this represents the potential impact on artists' livelihoods,

The project is in response to a proposed change to UK copyright law allowing AI companies to use copyrighted work without a license. 1,000 Artists Release Silent AI Protest Album Is This What We Want?

A new album is being released today (February 25) in protest at the UK government’s plans to use AI companies use copyrighted work to train their algorithms. The conceptual twist? It’s entirely silent.