George Carlin estate files lawsuit against company behind AI generated video of the late comedian

The estate for comedian George Carlin reportedly filed a lawsuit against the creators of an artificial intelligence-generated, hour-long video. The estate accuses the creators of stealing “a great American artist’s work,” NBC News reports.

The video called “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead” was posted to Youtube two weeks ago on the channel ran by the media company Dudesy.

The lawsuit, which was filed in California federal court Thursday, seeks an immediate removal of the video, as well as an unspecified amount of damages, according to Variety.

By using Carlin’s materials to trail the chatbot used to create the video without seeking permission or licensing, the estate alleges, Dudesy infringed upon copyright.

Carlin died of heart failure in 2008.