AI guess that's why they call it the blues: Elton John not still standing for artificial intelligence ruling

LEGENDARY singer Elton John has come out fighting against tech companies over plans to exempt artificial intelligence firms from copyright laws.

The 78-year-old has slammed the government for rejecting proposals from the House of Lords to force AI companies to disclose material they use.

In a fiery exchange with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg earlier today, the star branded ministers "absolute losers" and even labelled Technology Secretary Peter Kyle "a bit of a moron".

Trouble first started brewing last week when a vote in the House of Lords was upheld by a majority of 147 to amend the Data (Use and Access) Bill to add transparency that would ensure copyright holders have to give permission for their artistic work to be used.

When the Bill made its way to the House of Commons on Wednesday, ministers voted to reject the amendment, thereby sending it back to the upper house.

"The House of Lords did a vote, and it was more than two to one in our favour," Sir Elton said.

"The government just looked at it as if to say, 'Hmm, well the old people - like me - can afford it'."

He then warned that Kier Starmer - who also urged to "wise up" - was on course to "rob young people of their legacy and their income" before adding the government was "just being absolute losers, and I'm very angry about it".

The Rocketman singer was one of more than 400 musicians who signed a letter calling on the prime minister to update the copyright laws in relation to AI.

Sir Paul McCartney was another vociferous signatory, and previously said artificial intelligence was threatening to create a "Wild West" for the music industry.

A government spokesperson, however, said it was keen for the UK's tech companies to "flourish, which is why we're consulting on a package of measures that we hope will work for both sectors".

"That is why we have committed to publishing a report and economic impact assessment - exploring the broad range of issues and options on all sides of the debate," they added.