British singer Sting predicted artists would ‘fight’ to protect their work from being used artificial intelligence in the music industry.

The former Police singer, now 71, told the BBC that “the building blocks of music belong to us, the people. In the coming years, we all face a battle: protecting human capital from artificial intelligence.”

Artificial intelligence is already being used to recreate the works of famous musicians. Through him, fake works of artists such as Eminem, Drake, The Weeknd or Oasis were written.

“Tools are useful, but we have to manage them,” Sting said, emphasizing: “We can’t let the machines take over, we have to be careful.”

“Perhaps for electronic music it will work. But songs that express feelings, I don’t think it will touch me, ”he added.

The composer and performer of “Every Breath You Take”, who has sold more than 100 million records in his career, was today recognized by the British songwriters association Ivors Academy, which has chosen him as a “partner”, the highest award reserved for musicians. . Thus, Sting becomes the 23rd “partner” after Elton John, Paul McCartney, Kate Bush, Andrew Lloyd Webber and others.