{"id":478854,"date":"2026-02-20T00:27:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T00:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/478854\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T00:27:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T00:27:13","slug":"dilbert-creators-ai-resurrection-not-so-comic-for-his-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/478854\/","title":{"rendered":"Dilbert Creator\u2019s AI Resurrection Not So Comic for His Family"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>(Composite by Hannah Yoest \/ Photos: GettyImages\/ Shutterstock)<\/p>\n

WHEN DILBERT CREATOR and right-wing internet personality Scott Adams died<\/a> of prostate cancer on January 13, many MAGA luminaries came out to praise his legacy and lament the void he\u2019d left in the conservative commentariat. But this month, the pugnacious cartoonist was back\u2014or at least videos of someone looking an awful lot like him started appearing online, offering remarks on current events that had taken place well after Adams\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

Dubbed \u201cAI Scott Adams<\/a>,\u201d the synthetic creation, which first popped up on X and YouTube, looks and sounds nearly identical to the actual Adams. Its appearance has sparked a clash between the Silicon Valley wing of MAGA, which finds it all pretty remarkable, and many of Adams\u2019s fans and family, who are horrified.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, according to parts of the internet, I\u2019m dead,\u201d the Adams simulacrum declared<\/a> in one video, before taking a sip of coffee. \u201cWhich is interesting, because I\u2019ve never had fewer meetings. Turns out when you remove the biological body, you also remove back pain, food decisions, and about half the reasons people make bad arguments. So overall, I\u2019d say death has been a productivity upgrade.\u201d<\/p>\n

If that wasn\u2019t unsettling enough, AI Scott Adams then segued into a Dilbert-style riff about how often printers jam.<\/p>\n

The resemblance between AI Scott Adams<\/a> and the real Adams really is striking. Just take a look at the two side-by-side:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The real Scott Adams. (Screenshot via Rumble)\"\"<\/a>AI Scott Adams. (Screenshot via Rumble)<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s not just a still likeness: In a testament to how far AI video-generation technology has come, the mannerisms of the two are also deeply similar. So is the shtick: Robo-Adams even reenacts a \u201csimultaneous sip\u201d\u2014the moment at the start of the actual Adams\u2019s daily live show where he and his audience would coordinate the first taste of their morning coffee.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the kind of intimate gesture that connects with viewers\u2014and is suggestive of how this technology could be exploited to profit from audiences seeking consolation or entertainment even after an online star has died. And the possibility for abuse is huge: Nearly a decade after the first deepfakes began to raise questions about fraud, impersonation, and harassment, the appearance of AI Scott Adams could be a foretaste of a new phase where AI-driven copycats are used\u2014with or without the permission of the individuals being imitated or their families\u2014to mislead, make money, or move the public discourse.<\/p>\n

HANGING OVER IT ALL are a few questions\u2014especially: Whose idea was this? And why do we need this?<\/p>\n

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