Paul McCartney is calling for the British government to protect artists in light of a new copyright law that could enable artificial intelligence to "rip off" creators. The Beatles legend recently spoke to the BBC, expressing concern over the new legislation, which would allow tech companies to train AI models on copyrighted works, unless artists actively opt out. "The truth is, the money’s going somewhere. When it gets on the streaming platforms, somebody’s getting [the money], and it should be the person who created it. It shouldn’t just be some tech giant somewhere. Somebody’s getting paid. Why shouldn’t it be the guy who sat down and wrote ‘Yesterday’?," explained McCartney. The musician went on to say that government is "supposed to protect us. That’s your job.” McCartney urged the UK officials to "protect the creative thinkers, the creative artists, or you’re not gonna have them." Tom Kiehl, CEO of UK Music, also told the BBC that AI copyright law would "put the music industry at a huge risk."