“It’s a criminal offence”: Elton lambasts government over proposals to change copyright laws to suit AI firms

Elton John during the opening night curtain call for Tammy Faye on Broadway at The Palace Theatre.

Elton John has come out all guns blazing against the government’s proposals to change the copyright laws to allow AI firms to train their systems on authors' and songwriters’ work.

In an interview on the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg programme yesterday, John said that the new proposals constituted a “criminal offence” against creators and described the government as “absolute losers”.