{"slug": "queen-star-sir-brian-may-infuriated-by-ai-image-of-freddie-mercury", "title": "Queen star Sir Brian May infuriated by AI image of Freddie Mercury", "summary": "Queen guitarist Sir Brian May called on Andy Burnham to block AI developments in the UK after being angered by a Meta AI-generated image of a Queen album cover, warning that building data centres across the country would destroy its landscape. Sir Brian questioned the value of artificial intelligence, saying society does not actually need the technology, amid a broader music industry debate where singer Linda Perry encourages artists to embrace AI as a useful tool and producer Nia Archives dismisses AI music as a fleeting trend.", "body_md": "# Queen star Sir Brian May infuriated by AI image of Freddie Mercury\n\n- Queen guitarist Sir Brian May has called on Andy Burnham to block AI developments in the UK after being angered by a Meta AI-generated image of a Queen album cover.\n- Writing on Instagram, Sir Brian warned that building data centres across the UK to support AI would destroy the country's landscape.\n- Sir Brian questioned the value of artificial intelligence, suggesting that society does not actually need the technology.\n- The comments come amid a broader debate in the music industry, with singer Linda Perry encouraging artists to embrace AI as a useful tool.\n- Other musicians, such as producer Nia Archives, have dismissed AI music as a fleeting trend that will not last in the long term.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/queen-star-sir-brian-may-infuriated-by-ai-image-of-freddie-mercury", "canonical_source": "https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/culture/brian-may-queen-ai-freddie-mercury-andy-burnham-b3031896.html", "published_at": "2026-08-12 14:28:32+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-12 14:53:33.972092+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["generative-ai", "ai-ethics", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Sir Brian May", "Andy Burnham", "Meta", "Queen", "Linda Perry", "Nia Archives"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/queen-star-sir-brian-may-infuriated-by-ai-image-of-freddie-mercury", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/queen-star-sir-brian-may-infuriated-by-ai-image-of-freddie-mercury.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/queen-star-sir-brian-may-infuriated-by-ai-image-of-freddie-mercury.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/queen-star-sir-brian-may-infuriated-by-ai-image-of-freddie-mercury.jsonld"}}