Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- A new album titled Is This What We Want? showcases over 1,000 musicians and one prominent feature: silence.

Artists like Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, Cat Stevens, and Damon Albarn contributed to the album, which was released on Tuesday in protest of proposed changes to U.K. artificial intelligence laws.

The changes, if enacted, would allow tech companies to use copyrighted materials without explicit consent from the creators, a move that artists fear could strip them of control over their work.

The British government is considering allowing AI firms to utilize copyrighted content for training their models unless artists opt out. Opponents argue that this could undermine the creative sector and make it more difficult for m...