The musician participated in a protest against artificial intelligence.
Co-founder of the legendary British band The Beatles, Paul McCartney, recorded a track lasting two minutes and 45 seconds, which contains neither words nor melody. The 83-year-old musician took this step in protest against the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the music industry. This was reported by The Guardian.
As commentators explain, listeners of the track are initially greeted with 55 seconds of tape hissing. This is followed by 15 seconds of knocking, as if someone is opening doors or walking around a room. After that, there are another 80 seconds of hissing and rustling, after which everything falls silent.
The composition created by McCartney will be included in the collective album Is This What We Want?, which has been worked on by over a thousand European composers and performers, including Hans Zimmer, Kate Bush, Damon Albarn, Sam Fender, and the Pet Shop Boys. Participants in the project oppose amendments to legislation proposed in the UK that would allow AI to be trained on musical compositions by authors without their permission.
As is known, Sir McCartney has traveled to Russia and met with Putin.
"The UK government should not legalize the theft of music for the profit of companies involved in artificial intelligence," states the album's slogan. It is noted that the proceeds from sales will be donated to the Help Musicians fund.
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