Songwriters Push for AI Protections as Congress Considers Rules

A day after a singer-songwriter duo serenaded more than 70 members of Congress with the 1980s synth-pop single “Human” on Capitol Hill, composers from across the country urged lawmakers to offer regulatory protections for human musicians in the face of increasingly powerful AI programs now generating viral songs and award-winning art pieces.

The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers—one of two major US organizations that distributes music royalties to songwriters— hosted lawmakers on Sept. 20 for its annual “We Write the Songs” concert at the Library of Congress. A day later, the organization met with lawmakers to request safeguards ...