Elton John on the BBC this morning.Sir Elton John has branded Labour ministers “absolute losers” amid the row over artificial intelligence (AI) laws.The world-famous pop star said science secretary Peter Kyle was “a bit of a moron” for considering allowing tech companies to use artists’ work to create content without paying for it.The row centres around the government’s Data (Use and Access) Bill, which is currently going through parliament.Ministers last week rejected proposals from the House of Lords to force AI companies to disclose what material they were using to develop their programmes.Speaking to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, Sir Elton said the government’s current plans would allow AI firms to “commit theft, thievery on the highest scale”.“Some people aren’t like me, they don’t earn as much as I do,” he said.“When they’re creative, and it comes from the human soul and not from a machine – because a machine is not capable of writing anything with any soul in it – if you’re going to get rid of that and you’re going to rob young people of their legacy and their income, it’s a criminal offence, I think.<