‘It’s terrifying’: songwriter behind Robbie Williams hits out at AI in the music industry

Guy Chambers says future albums may need disclaimers about how they were made amid rise of AI’s use for writing songs

The songwriter behind hits for Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue has described the acceleration in use of artificial intelligence in the music industry as “terrifying” because of its potential to replace songwriters.

Guy Chambers, who has collaborated with Williams over more than two decades, said: “I think we may get to a stage in the future where an album will need to have a badge saying ‘this is an all-human record’.