The estate of late comedian George Carlin has filed a lawsuit against a media company that used artificial intelligence to create a comedy special impersonating his iconic style.
The special in question, titled “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead,” was released earlier this month. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Los Angeles, asks that Dudesy, the company behind the special, take down the offending video immediately. The estate is also seeking unspecified damages.
“None of the Defendants had permission to use Carlin’s likeness for the AI-generated ‘George Carlin Special,’ nor did they have a license to use any of the late comedian’s copyrighted materials,” the lawsuit states.
She added, “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?”
Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Stanton contributed to this report.
Emily Trainham is an entertainment editor for Fox News Digital.