George Carlin's Estate Files Lawsuit Over AI-Generated Comedy Special, Calling It 'A Casual Theft of a Great American Artist’s Work'

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The estate of legendary comedian George Carlin has filed a lawsuit against the creators of an AI-generated hour-long comedy special titled "George Carlin: I'm Glad I'm Dead." The special, uploaded to YouTube by the Dudesy channel, featured an AI using Carlin's voice and discussing familiar themes from his comedy. Carlin's estate alleges copyright infringement and violation of his publicity rights, calling it an unauthorized use of a "great American artist's work."

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00:00 It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.

00:02 The estate of legendary comedian George Carlin has filed a lawsuit against the creators of an

00:06 AI-generated hour-long comedy special titled "George Carlin, I'm Glad I'm Dead." The special,

00:11 uploaded to YouTube by the Doodzy channel, featured an AI using Carlin's voice and

00:14 discussing familiar themes from his comedy. Carlin's estate alleges copyright infringement

00:19 in violation of his publicity rights, calling it an unauthorized use of a great American artist's

00:23 work. The special was created using an AI tool developed by the hosts of the Doodzy podcast

00:27 to impersonate Carlin, but his daughter said it was not a true recreation of her father.

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