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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)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] Crackhappy 3 points 9 months ago

Good.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Yea that seemed really fucked up

[–] MedicPigBabySaver 0 points 9 months ago

Hope they're successful in squashing that crap.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Fuck Kelly, and fuck this lawsuit. They don't have a leg to stand on since nothing was copied. There's no precedent for copyright protection of someone's style.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

it's inevitable. If there were no court cases it'd be a race to the bottom, and AI just isn't good enough yet for nearly any common application.