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Following Lawsuit, Rep Admits 'AI' George Carlin Was Human-Written


An anonymous reader shares a report: The estate of George Carlin has filed a federal lawsuit against the comedy podcast Dudesy for an hour-long comedy special sold as an AI-generated impression of the late comedian. But a representative for one of the podcast hosts behind the special now admits that...

And in the wake of this lawsuit, a representative for Dudesy host Will Sasso admitted as much to The New York Times. âoeIt's a fictional podcast character created by two human beings, Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen,â spokeswoman Danielle Del told the newspaper. Regardless of that admission, Carlin estate lawyer Josh Schiller told the Times that the lawsuit would move forward.

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