Brian Merchant: The George Carlin auto-generated comedy special is everything that’s wrong with AI right now
by Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times
Jan 19, 2024
4 minutes
![](https://article-imgs.scribdassets.com/41w37bn6psbxljvu/images/file8THPDIX0.jpg)
I knew it was going to be bad. By the time I sat down to watch the thing, much of the internet was already furious that a “state-of-the-art-entertainment AI” called Dudesy had generated an hourlong comedy special in the style of George Carlin, without the consent of the late comic’s horrified family. But I wasn’t prepared for it to be so bad.
The special, tastefully titled is one of the most unpleasant things ostensibly produced for entertainment purposes that I have ever sat through. It’s a stroll through an uncanny valley of Carlin’s comedy, an audio program in which a serviceable replica of the familiar raspy voice delivers “jokes” on topics from mass shootings to Taylor Swift
You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.
Start your free 30 days