George Carlin’s estate recently filed a lawsuit against the Dudessy podcast over an artificial intelligence-generated stand-up comedy special that featured the late comedian’s likeness.
Since then, lawsuit was filed and the special “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead” was removed from YouTube. The complaint alleged that the introductory narration for “Dudesee” stated that the special was generated by an AI that incorporated “50 years of Carlin’s original stand-up comedy routines.”
“Accordingly, Defendants used thousands of hours of George Carlin’s original copyrighted routines to fabricate a resemblance to Carlin’s voice and to produce Carlin’s stand-up comedy routines. “He admitted that he entered the information into the AI machine he was operating,” the complaint states.
According to the complaint, the video began with the words, “I listened to all of George Carlin’s content and did my best to imitate his voice, rhythm, demeanor, and subjects that I believe would interest him today.” .
The estate claimed that the special was “detrimental to Carlin’s reputation, his legacy, and the value of his true work.” The lawsuit said the AI-generated comedy routine was a “bastardization of Carlin’s true work and his legacy.”
The lawsuit was also filed against comedian Will Sasso and podcaster Chad Krutgen.
Daniel Dell, a spokesman for Mr. Sasso, said. new york times That person is Not AIwrote comedy routines.
“This is a fictional podcast character created by two people, Will Sasso and Chad Krutgen,” Dell said. “The entire YouTube video ‘I’m Glad I’m Dead’ was written by Chad Krutgen.”
Josh Schiller, an attorney for Carlin’s estate, told the Times he doesn’t know what the truth is.
“What we know is that they will be fired. They will submit documents and we will find some evidence of how the show was produced,” Schiller said.
Carlin’s daughter, Kelly Carlin, called the special “a poor facsimile put together by unscrupulous actors to capitalize on my father’s rabid fan base and extraordinary goodwill.” Associated Press report.
In a series of posts, XKelly Carlin writes, “My father spent a lifetime perfecting his craft, using his humanity, his brain, and his imagination. No machine can replace his genius. ‘s AI-generated product is a clever attempt to recreate a mind that will never exist again.” “Let the artist’s work speak for itself.Humans are so afraid of emptiness that what falls into it doesn’t stay there.” I can’t let you.”
“Here’s an idea: Why not listen to some real live human comedians? But if you want to hear the real George Carlin, there are 14 of his specials, and you can find them anywhere. You can,” she added.
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