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# Following lawsuit, rep admits “AI” George Carlin was human-written
- URL: https://werd.io/following-lawsuit-rep-admits-ai-george-carlin-was-human-written/
- Published: 2024-01-28T19:07:59.000Z
- Updated: 2024-01-28T19:07:59.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: NotableLinks, #Import 2025-06-13 09:20

Simon Willison called this, and it makes sense: the George Carlin AI special was human-written, because that's the only way it could possibly have happened.

It's a parlor trick; a bit. It's also a kind of advertising for AI: even as you're horrified at the idea of creating a kind of resurrected George Carlin against his will, you've accepted that idea that it was technically possibly. It isn't.

Unfortunately for the folks behind the special, it's still harmful to Carlin's legacy, and putting his name on it in order to gain attention is still a problem. We'll see how the lawsuit shakes out. [#AI](https://werd.io/tag/AI)

\[[Link](https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/01/george-carlins-heirs-sue-comedy-podcast-over-ai-generated-impression/)\]