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George Carlin Estate Files Lawsuit Against Group Behind AI-Generated Stand-Up Special: ‘A Casual Theft of a Great American Artist’s Work’ (variety.com)
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George Carlin Estate Files Lawsuit Against Group Behind AI-Generated Stand-Up Special: ‘A Casual Theft of a Great American Artist’s Work’::George Carlin's estate has filed a lawsuit against the creators behind an AI-generated comedy special featuring a recreation of the comedian's voice.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

I laughed maybe once, because the whole thing was not very funny

It was very mediocre but this is basically the first version. Just wait a few years. Computers didn't win in Chess and now apparently even running on smartphones they beat the strongest players.

BTW impersonation probably makes a much better benchmark to compare the quality.