SAG-AFTRA criticizes Epic Games for using AI to recreate James Earl Jones' Darth Vader voice in Fortnite. An unfair labor practice charge was filed against Fortnite’s signatory company, Llama ...

Epic Games launches interactive AI Darth Vader in Fortnite featuring James Earl Jones' voice, created with family consent and enhanced safety measures ...

Everyone is fighting for the sanctity of creating art, until Darth Vader turns around and shouts “skibidi toilet” before bagging a Victory Royale with Hatsune Miku. Last week saw Epic Games ...

A copy of the filing can be rea d HERE." This amount of bad press and the legal action taken by SAG-AFTRA likely means it's only a matter of time before the AI Darth Vader gets pulled from the game.

Epic Games is facing union action from SAG-AFTRA due to Fortnite's recent introduction of an AI-powered Darth Vader, which delivers voice lines based on archived recordings of James Earl Jones.

SAG-AFTRA has made a strong, but questionable response to AI Darth Vader. As Epic Games revealed last week, they added AI Darth Vader to Fortnite after working closely with Disney, LucasArts, and ...

A Darth Vader costumed character poses at the Hasbro and Amazon Star Wars interactive Imperial March experience at the Empire State Building in New York on March 21, 2024.

Right now, the AI Darth Vader only speaks English, and Epic Games says they used a combination of Google Gemini 2.0 Flash and ElevenLabs' Flash v2.5 AI models. You can check out the AI Darth Vader ...

Beyond combat, the AI Darth Vader offers unique interactions. Players can engage in conversations and even prompt the Sith Lord to sing, showcasing the lighter side of this technological advancement.

In the game, Darth Vader will be a boss in battle royale. “Ask him all your pressing questions about the Force, the Galactic Empire… or you know, a good strat for the last Storm circle ...

That ending was kind of wack and it kinda hurt lol Chapter 3 Season 3 is finally here and it's epic (get it cuz epic games?)!

Fortnite had a very rocky launch with its AI-powered NPC, Darth Vader, last month. The battle royale's use of artificial intelligence may not be stopping there, either. Epic Games has unveiled a ...