Billie Eilish, Nicki Minaj and Katy Perry are among 200 artists calling for a ban on 'predatory' AI in the music industry - amid fears technology could replace them

Billie Eilish, Nicki Minaj and Katy Perry are among 200 high-profile artists calling for the'predatory' use of AI in the music industry to be stopped. In an open letter, several of the world's biggest stars have warned the tech'will set in motion a race to the bottom' if left unchecked. The use of AI to steal artists' voices, likeness, and sound is an'assault on human creativity', they said, and would'destroy the music ecosystem'. Issued by the Artists Rights Alliance (ARA), the letter calls for a ban on AI tools that undermine or replace human songwriters or their work. The move is part of an industry-wide push for better regulation of generative AI, the technology behind chatbots like ChatGPT and image generators like Midjourney.