Overview

• George Carlin’s estate has filed a lawsuit against Dudesy, a media company that used artificial intelligence (AI) to create a fake hour-long comedy special mimicking the late comedian's voice and style.
• The lawsuit alleges copyright infringement and violation of Carlin's right of publicity, claiming that Carlin’s copyrighted materials and likeness were used without permission or appropriate licenses.
• The AI-generated special, titled 'George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead', was released on Dudesy’s YouTube channel on January 9th and has since garnered over 500,000 views.
• Carlin’s daughter, Kelly Carlin, criticized the video, stating that no machine will ever replace her father's genius and that the AI-generated products are attempts at trying to recreate a mind that will never exist again.
• The lawsuit is one of the first major legal actions addressing the growing concerns over the use of AI in recreating celebrity images and likenesses without consent.