Kate Bush has called on UK government ministers to protect artists from AI use of their copyrighted works amid growing concerns from creatives and continued political uncertainty over how to handle issue.

The singer-songwriter has co-signed a petition, now supported by more than 36,000 artists, along with actors Julianne Moore, Kevin Bacon, Stephen Fry and Radiohead’s Tom Yorke, which states that “the use of creative works without a license for genetic education Artificial Intelligence is a significant, unfair threat to the livelihoods of the people behind these projects, and they should not to be allowed”.

Her intervention came as Sir Paul McCartney backed calls for laws to stop mass copyright theft by AI companies, warning the technology “could just take over”.

Bush, as well as those who sign the appeal urge the ministers and the authorities to proceed with decisions for more important and strict protection of the artists from the unethical and illegal use of their work.

A new report suggests that Artificial Intelligence will likely cost the music industry significantly. It specifically predicts that it will lose almost 1/4 of its revenue to AI within the next four years.

The report, conducted by the International Confederation of Societies of Writers and Composers (CISAC), found that this impact will spread indisputably and indefinitely unless policymakers intervene.