Incident 627: Unauthorized AI Impersonation of George Carlin Used in Comedy Special

Description: An AI-generated comedy special impersonating the late comedian George Carlin was created without consent from Carlin's estate. The special featured an AI mimicking Carlin's voice and style. The project, led by the AI comedy channel Dudesy, drew criticism for disrespecting Carlin's legacy and autonomy.

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Alleged: Dudesy and Unnamed developed an AI system deployed by Dudesy , Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen, which harmed George Carlin's estate , Kelly Carlin and George Carlin.

Incident Stats

Incident ID
627
Report Count
5
Incident Date
2024-01-09
Editors
Daniel Atherton
AI-Generated George Carlin Drops Comedy Special That Daughter Speaks Out Against: ‘No Machine Will Ever Replace His Genius’
variety.com · 2024

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, co…

The George Carlin AI Standup Is Worse Than You Can Imagine
vice.com · 2024

An AI assisted podcast released a new comedy special featuring an AI-generated version of the late comedian George Carlin, and it's worse than you could possibly imagine. 

The cursed hour-long special is the work of Dudesy, a podcast hosted…

George Carlin's daughter calls out AI-generated special: ‘No machine will ever replace his genius’
yahoo.com · 2024

George Carlin's family is calling out an AI-generated comedy special using the late comedian's voice and style.

Dudesy, a comedy AI platform founded by "Mad TV" alum Will Sasso and author and screenwriter Chad Kultgen, released an hourlong …

A Robot George Carlin Standup Special is the Dumbest AI Stunt of the Week
gizmodo.com · 2024

Someday we’ll move past the point where you can spend half an hour pumping out an AI video and generate headlines. Sadly, we’re not there yet. The latest piece of refuse from the AI hype machine comes in the form of an unauthorized, “AI-gen…

The AI George Carlin Special Sucks For Every Reason You Thought And More
gamespot.com · 2024

To even judge "George Carlin: I'm Glad I'm Dead," an hour-long YouTube video of bad AI-generated images, narrated and purportedly "written" and "performed" by a generative artificial intelligence model as an imitation of a dead famous human…

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