George Carlin’s estate sues over bleeping artificial intelligence
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One has to wonder what series of well-curated expletives the late comedian George Carlin would use in a rant if he knew he was brought back to life for a comedy program featuring his likeness created using generative artificial intelligence.
Mr. Carlin’s estate has their own response: a lawsuit was filed in federal court in California on Thursday over the release of a comedy special that used technology to mimic the comedian’s unique voice and style of humor for “‘George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead,” which was released Jan. 9 on the YouTube channel of the media company Dudesy, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Among other claims, the lawsuit accuses the company and its creators of utilizing without consent or compensation George Carlin’s “entire body of work consisting of five decades of comedy routines” to train an AI chatbot to write the script, according to the magazine.
The lawsuit seeks immediate removal and destruction of all copies of the online special and an unspecified amount for damages.
