"George Carlin's Estate Sues Over AI-Generated Comedy Special"
TL;DR
The estate of comedian George Carlin has filed a lawsuit against the hosts of the podcast "Dudesy" for allegedly using artificial intelligence to impersonate Carlin in a comedy special titled "George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead" on YouTube. The lawsuit claims copyright infringement and illegal use of Carlin's name and likeness, seeking to prevent future use of his works and requiring the destruction of the episode's audio and video. The hosts deny using A.I. and state that the episode was written by one of them.
Topics:entertainmentarts#artificial-intelligence#arts#copyright-infringement#george-carlin#lawsuit#podcast
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