Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. George Carlin's estate has agreed to a settlement with the media company it sued earlier this year over the use of artificial intelligence. In January, Carlin's estate sued the podcast company, Dudesy, for recreating Carlin's iconic comedic style in an hour-long special titled "George Carlin: I'm Glad I'm Dead." The settlement indicates that Dudesy is required to permanently remove the special and cannot use Carlin's image voice or likeness in the future without written consent from the estate. According to The Associated Press, the settlement agreement was approved by both sides and awaits a judge's approval.

There will be no follow-up to that AI-generated George Carlin comedy special released by the podcast Dudesy. Now, the two sides have reached a settlement agreement, which includes the permanent removal of the comedy special from Dudesy's archive. Sasso and Kultgen have also agreed never to repost it on any platform and never to use Carlin's image, voice or likeness without approval from the estate again, according to The New York Times. The AI algorithm that Dudesy used for the special was trained on thousands of hours of Carlin's routines that spanned decades of his career. It generated enough material for an hour-long special, but it did a pretty poor impression of the late comedian with basic punchlines and very little of what characterized Carlin's humor.