George Carlin’s Daughter Condemns AI-Generated ‘New Special’

What was billed as a “new comedy special” from George Carlin has been making the rounds. If you were unaware, Carlin passed away in 2008. This ‘new’ special is the work of AI. Work that Carlin’s family gave zero permission for.

We will not be linking to it.

Kelly Carlin, George’s daughter, issued the following statement via X (formerly Twitter). She also confirmed that the family had NOT given permission for Dudesy to use her father’s likeness and voice for this….project.

“My statement regarding the AI generated George Carlin special: My dad spent a lifetime perfecting his craft from his very human life, brain and imagination.  No machine will ever replace his genius. These AI generated products are clever attempts at trying to recreate a mind. That will never exist again. Let’s let the artist’s work speak for itself. Humans are so afraid of the void that we can’t let what has fallen into it stay there. Here’s an idea, how about we give some actual living human comedians a listen to? But if you want to listen to the genuine George Carlin, he has 14 specials that you can find anywhere.”