Queen guitarist Brian May believes humanity does not need artificial intelligence (AI).<\/p>\n
The 79-year-old also questioned the effect of the infrastructure surrounding the technology on the UK in a post on Instagram, which saw him use AI to recreate the cover of his band’s 1980 album The Game.<\/p>\n
He said: “I just had to share this with you guys. I asked Meta AI to show me what the cover of The Game album looked like. This is what it gave me, good job, eh? So this is the kind of intelligence that will soon be ruling the world?<\/p>\n
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“Well, great, maybe this is the time to realise we actually don\u2019t need AI, but I\u2019m now very serious, I believe the price we are about to pay for this ‘inevitable\u2019 development is way too high.<\/p>\n
“We must not allow these hideous data centres to be built in the UK. They will destroy our beautiful country, like they are already destroying beautiful America.”<\/p>\n
In the post, he also appeared to appeal to UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham to intervene, adding: “Dear Andy, you must stop it now, before it\u2019s too late.”<\/p>\n
May\u2019s post comes as a number of artists speak out both in favour and against AI.<\/p>\n
In May, 4 Non Blondes singer Linda Perry told the Press Association that she felt artists should “embrace” AI while picking up the special international award at the 2026 Ivor Novello Awards.<\/p>\n
She said: “To me, it\u2019s just another tool that has shown up to make people\u2019s life easier in some way.<\/p>\n
“And I said earlier, like microwaves, when microwaves showed up, everybody thought it was the end of making dinner, and mums were just going to throw it in there, and poof, we were going to be in The Jetsons with this powder that turns into a turkey for Thanksgiving, and it\u2019s not.<\/p>\n
“It\u2019s just this is the future, we have to embrace it, because if we try to run from the future, then we\u2019re running from solution.”<\/p>\n
But dance music producer Nia Archives said AI music “won\u2019t last” while speaking at the launch of the Mercury Prize in July.<\/p>\n
She said: “I don\u2019t know if AI music will last to be honest with you, I think it\u2019s quite like a fleeting technology moment.”<\/p>\n
Meta AI has been contacted for comment.<\/p>\n
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