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AI-Generated George Carlin Drops Comedy Special That Daughter Speaks Out Against: ‘No Machine Will Ever Replace His Genius’ (variety.com)

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AI-Generated George Carlin Drops Comedy Special That Daughter Speaks Out Against: ‘No Machine Will Ever Replace His Genius’::Stand-up comedian George Carlin has been brought back to life in an artificial intelligence-generated special called 'I'm Glad I'm Dead.'

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[+] [email protected] -22 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (11 children)

Carlin's entire schtick was anti-intellectual platitudinous. He reminds me of Trump with a sense of humor.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (10 children)

Which jokes of his are anti-intellectual?

[+] [email protected] -15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (9 children)

For starters, his famous "think of how dumb the average person is, half of people are dumber than that."

Only a small percent of people would be perceptibly below average. Like single digits. It's circlejerk humor.

And as far as humor goes, I think he's great. Just not a genius nor a prophet.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't think he was trying to make literal statements with things like that. Yes, he used sociopolitical commentary as his medium, but he was still a comedian.

He's not trying to convince his audience that everybody is stupid, he's speaking to a feeling most of us have had when looking at what others are doing. Everyone sometimes feels like like everybody around them must be stupid, just like we all sometimes feel like we're the only one missing something.

He's beloved because most really talented comedians can derive humor from relatable or absurd situations and stories, but Carlin could make a rhythm linking broad abstract concepts of human experience to really specific examples.

He's not a god, he was just a really talented comedian that had a unique style and medium.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

On your last point I disagree - he was and is my personal savior

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