Paul McCartney says change in law over AI could ‘rip off’ artists

Sir Paul McCartney has warned artificial intelligence could “rip off” artists if a proposed overhaul of copyright law goes ahead.

The proposals could remove the incentive for writers and artists and result in a “loss of creativity”, he told the BBC.

The use of copyrighted material to help train AI models is the subject of a newly launched government consultation.

McCartney, one of the two surviving members of the Beatles, said: “You get young guys, girls, coming up, and they write a…