Facing the Onslaught of Artificial Intelligence: Navigating the New Era of Tech Challenges
Your article regarding Björn Ulvaeus suggests that he opposes artists’ efforts to safeguard their copyright because he views AI as not representing a “creative threat” (Super Trouper meets supercomputer: AI helping Abba star to write musical, 4 June). However, in his capacity as president of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers, Ulvaeus has engaged in dialogues with the UK government focusing on the need to shield artists from “profit-seeking tech companies.”
During a speech to Members of Parliament and peers, he emphasized, “Copyright is the oxygen which creators and the creative economy depend on for their existence and survival. They cannot be sacrificed.”
Additionally, it’s important to clarify that your article incorrectly referred to the “Abbatars” in the Abba Voyage show as holograms, which is not accurate.
Simon McEnery
Salisbury
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