Pop legend Paul McCartney will release a silent music track next month as part of a silent album to protest UK copyright law changes that would give exemptions to tech firms.

Other artists such as Hans Zimmer and singer Kate Bush have joined the project, highlighting what they say are the dangers artificial intelligence (AI) poses to the creative industries.

McCartney's contribution to the album "Is This What We Want". It will draw "attention to the damning impact on artists' livelihoods controversial government proposals could cause," the artists behind the project said in a statement.

Called "Bonus Track" it is a two minute 45 seconds recording of an empty studio featuring a series of clicks.

More than 1,000 artists, including Annie Lennox, Damon Albarn and Jamiroquai, have collabora

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