A group of musicians is hoping the sound of their collective silence speaks volumes to lawmakers in the U.K. More than 1,000 artists — including Kate Bush, Imogen Heap, Annie Lennox, Cat Stevens and Hans Zimmer — released a silent album titled "Is This What We Want?

Artists including Kate Bush and Cat Stevens made an album of white noise in empty studios, protesting a U.K. proposal to give AI firms access to copyrighted music.

As creators protest their works being used to train AI models, tech companies face scrutiny. The future of AI training hangs in the balance.