# What does the music industry want from the future of AI – and how can the UK lead the way?

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/what-does-the-music-industry-want-from-the-future-of-ai-and-how-can-the-uk-lead-the-way/
- Published: 2026-10-30T15:09:21+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T15:21:13+00:00
- Original publisher: NME
- Original article: https://www.nme.com/news/music/ai-music-industry-future-native-models-beyond-the-music-manchester-principles-3974661?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ai-music-industry-future-native-models-beyond-the-music-manchester-principles
- Topics: AI, Entertainment, Music, Technology, UK, World

## Key points

- Manchester summit set out rights-based principles for AI and music.
- A proposal calls for fair governance, cleaner power and consent-based training.
- The UK could develop its own models and shape international standards.

## Summary

Leaders from music, technology, government and the arts met at Manchester’s Beyond The Music Festival to set out principles for managing generative AI. The Manchester Principles argue that creators have a moral and financial claim to credit and payment, and aim to guide regulation while allowing innovation to continue.

The discussions included calls for UK-owned AI models and stronger rules on how systems are governed, powered and trained. Clive Dickens proposed “Fair GPT”: models should be subject to regulation and reporting, use more renewable energy, and train on work only with consent, clear provenance and payment. Creative Industries Minister Ian Murray said 66 per cent of music creators see AI as a direct threat.

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