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What an AI-Generated George Carlin Means for Us All

Feb 13, 2024

Legendary comedian George Carlin is resurrected through AI-generated content, sparking a controversy regarding the ethics and legality of using existing material. Kelly Carlin, George Carlin's daughter, discusses the lawsuit and her father's legacy. The podcast explores the impact of AI on storytelling, the fascination with disasters, and the FCC vs. Pacifica Supreme Court case. They also analyze Carlin's comedic characters and jokes while promoting other podcasts.

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Kelly Carlin expresses her anger and disappointment over an unauthorized AI-generated copy of her father, George Carlin, highlighting the legal and ethical issues of using someone's likeness and material without consent.

The hosts admire George Carlin's brilliance in addressing important topics, his unique humor, and his ability to evolve as an artist, while also expressing frustration and disappointment towards the unauthorized AI-generated copy that goes against Carlin's values and creative integrity.

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George Carlin's Legacy and the Ethics of AI-generated Content

Kelly Carlin discusses the controversy surrounding an unauthorized AI-generated copy of her father, George Carlin, in a podcast episode. She expresses her anger and disappointment, stating that her father would not have approved of someone using his likeness and material without his consent. Kelly explains the legal and ethical issues at hand, highlighting the importance of protecting a person's name and likeness. She argues that AI-generated content could dilute her father's legacy and potentially create low-quality imitations of his comedy. Kelly reveals that she has filed a lawsuit to protect her father's copyright and preserve his intellectual property.

Introduction

3min

The Legacy of George Carlin and the Impact of AI

8min

Enabling Behavior, Jumbocasino.com, The Daily Show Podcast, and McCartney: A Life and Lyrics

3min

The Fascination with Disasters and AI-generated Content

9min

FCC vs. Pacifica: A Supreme Court Case Involving George Carlin

9min

Fighting for Humanity and Funny Anger

4min

Analyzing the Comedic Characters and Jokes of George Carlin

8min

Promotion of The Daily Show, Season 2 of McCartney, and Guys We F*** podcasts

2min

There’s a brand-new, George Carlin comedy special, which is mystifying and disturbing since he died in 2008!

Legendary comedian George Carlin was unceremoniously resurrected from the grave by a comedy podcast claiming to have created an AI-generated Carlin, based upon decades worth of his existing material. The special they created - “I’m Glad I’m Dead”- had the AI created legend commenting on current issues such as mass shootings, America’s class system, streaming services, social media…even Taylor Swift’s sex life…Really, no Really!

But the computer-generated version lacks Carlin’s brilliance and has created a brouhaha that leads us to an unsettled legal question…whether training A.I. language learning models on publicly available written, visual and audio content infringes on the copyrights of artists and authors. Is it ethical or legal for someone to create a new George Carlin, without his or his estate’s permission?

Jason and Peter needed to find out, so they went to the source, Carlin’s daughter, Kelly Carlin to discuss the controversy, her lawsuit, her dad’s legacy, and what she feels her father would have to say about the current controversy?

Kelly Carlin is a storyteller, writer, performer, photographer, a practitioner of Zen Buddhism and the daughter of the legendary comedian George Carlin who died in 2008. Since then, Kelly has upheld his legacy by spreading his life’s work through many media, protecting his work and image in the public sphere, and stepping into the limelight in her own right.

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