George Carlin is "back"

[Fake Messiah]

More than 15 years after his death, stand-up comedian George Carlin has been brought back to life in an artificial intelligence-generated special called “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead.”

The hour-long special, which dropped on Tuesday, comes from Dudesy, a comedy AI that hosts a podcast and YouTube show with “Mad TV” alum Will Sasso and podcaster Chad Kultgen.

Of course, many people are upset, but I think it is interesting as a curiosity. Right away "he" rips on god

[zebo-the-fat]

I miss George

[arewethereyet]

He was so great. I remember him all the way back to his Hippie Dippy Weatherman days.

I am not so sure how I feel about him as AI. The real deal really can't be duplicated. He was one of a kind.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

It’s fucking ghoulish.

Boru

[Thumpalumpacus]

I'm entirely uninterested.

[Fireball]

I listened to the first couple of minutes. Not the same.

[A. Secular Human]

Not the same. The vocal cadence is all off, and its voice isn't terribly close to the real deal. In comedy, timing is everything.

I listened to about two minutes.

Meh.

[arewethereyet]

Wasn't able to get the actual meme - but-

If you think George Carlin would love AI ripping him off, then you never understood any of his material.

[Thumpalumpacus]

And so --

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The estate of George Carlin is suing the media company behind a fake hourlong comedy special that purportedly uses artificial intelligence to recreate the late standup comic’s style and material.

The lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday asks that a judge order the podcast outlet Dudesy to immediately take down the audio special, “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead,” in which a synthesis of Carlin delivers commentary on current events. Carlin died in 2008.

Carlin’s daughter, Kelly Carlin, said in a statement that the work is “a poorly-executed facsimile cobbled together by unscrupulous individuals to capitalize on the extraordinary goodwill my father established with his adoring fanbase.”

The Carlin estate and its executor, Jerold Hamza, are named as plaintiffs in the suit, which alleges violations of Carlin’s right of publicity and copyright. The named defendants are Dudesy and podcast hosts Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen.

https://apnews.com/article/george-carlin...f4789acadd

I hope all these assholes using AI to infringe IP rights get the shit sued out of them.

[arewethereyet]

And so --

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The estate of George Carlin is suing the media company behind a fake hourlong comedy special that purportedly uses artificial intelligence to recreate the late standup comic’s style and material.

The lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday asks that a judge order the podcast outlet Dudesy to immediately take down the audio special, “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead,” in which a synthesis of Carlin delivers commentary on current events. Carlin died in 2008.

Carlin’s daughter, Kelly Carlin, said in a statement that the work is “a poorly-executed facsimile cobbled together by unscrupulous individuals to capitalize on the extraordinary goodwill my father established with his adoring fanbase.”

The Carlin estate and its executor, Jerold Hamza, are named as plaintiffs in the suit, which alleges violations of Carlin’s right of publicity and copyright. The named defendants are Dudesy and podcast hosts Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen.

https://apnews.com/article/george-carlin...f4789acadd

I hope all these assholes using AI to infringe IP rights get the shit sued out of them.

I heard about this on the radio this morning on my weekly journey to the real office.  I am a thousand percent behind this lawsuit being in favor of Carlin's memory.

Buncha jerks looking for a moneygrab.   

grumble grumble