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George Carlin‘s daughter is not laughing at a new AI-generated comedy special aiming to bring her famous father back to life … ’cause she says the project straight up lacks soul.
Kelly Carlin-McCall joined us on “TMZ Live” Thursday and we asked her about the new AI special, “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead” — which features a robot version of her father doing standup in what’s being called a whole new set from the man himself.
George’s daughter says the AI program has her dad’s name, but that’s about where the comparisons end … she says the computer botched her dad’s comedic cadence, and just doesn’t capture the magic like he once did.
The AI show is available on YouTube but Kelly says her bone to pick isn’t about money … pointing out GC has tons of shows available to stream for free.
For George’s daughter, the big issue is more about completely removing the art form’s human element.
Kelly says the program drew on George’s old jokes to try and form him opinion on contemporary topics — Donald Trump, technology, transgender people, reality TV — but she says it’s basically a soulless exercise.
Dudesy is the AI platform behind the show, and Tom Brady‘s already successfully gotten his own AI-generated comedy special removed from the internet. Kelly says she’s considering legal action and might pick the brains of TB12’s lawyers.
It’s an interesting conversation … and Kelly tells us why AI art will never stand up to human creations.