Epic Games’ introduction of an AI-powered Darth Vader NPC in Fortnite, which uses the voice of the late James Earl Jones, has been a fun addition for players of the battle royale — but more of a ...

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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 ...

UPDATE (16/05/25, 5:20 PM BST): Kotaku's Ethan Gach reports that Epic Games has already pushed an update to try and stop people being able to make AI Vader say the F word. "We pushed a hot fix within ...

Hopefully, the AI NPCs don’t swear. Hopefully, the AI NPCs don’t swear. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Epic ...

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SAG-AFTRA files an unfair labour charge against Epic Games. This is in response to the launch of AI Darth Vader in Fortnite. Other actors have played Darth Vader in the games before, but Epic still ...

TL;DR: Epic Games faces union action from SAG-AFTRA over Fortnite's AI-powered Darth Vader voice, created using archived James Earl Jones recordings without union notification or negotiation. Epic ...

These two posters perfectly capture and convey the thematic arc of Anakin Skywalker’s fall into becoming Vader – and the dark legacy he creates during the Empire ...

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