Artists including Kate Bush and Cat Stevens made an album of white noise in empty studios, protesting a U.K. proposal to give AI firms access to copyrighted music.

As creators protest their works being used to train AI models, tech companies face scrutiny. The future of AI training hangs in the balance.

A new album called “Is This What We Want?” features a stellar list of more than 1,000 musicians — and the sound of silence. With contributions from British artists including Kate Bush,, Cat Stevens and Damon Albarn,