SAG-AFTRA has filed an unfair labor practice charge against Epic Games, alleging that use of AI to voice Darth Vader infringes on the union’s rights. SAG-AFTRA has released a statement about ...

Jones originated the voice of the masked Star Wars villain in the franchise’s original trilogy. He died last September at the age of 93. However, starting today, with the help of generative AI, ...

Epic Games released an AI-powered Darth Vader character that players can speak to via microphone. Fortnite and Disney teamed up to unveil an AI character that responds to a player's voice in real time ...

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Imagine having the ability to make Darth Vader, Star Wars‘ most eloquent villain, say whatever you want him to say. Fortnite players have been having a blast doing just that since the feature was ...

Epic Games got permission from James Earl Jones' estate to use AI for a conversational, in-game bot. However, it's making some potentially controversial comments. If you ever wanted to talk to Darth ...

The actors’ union that began striking against video game companies last summer has filed an unfair labor practice charge against Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite. By Derrick Bryson Taylor Months ...

The union claims that Llama Productions failed to notify the labor group and negotiate when it began employing a James Earl Jones voice that replaced the work of members. By Katie Kilkenny Labor & ...

Last week, Fortnite announced that it had used artificial intelligence to recreate James Earl Jones’ voice and let players have conversations in the game with Darth Vader. You could argue that, even ...

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James Earl Jones has voiced Darth Vader in all of the "Star Wars" films (Credit: Getty Images/Lucasfilm) SAG-AFTRA has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the makers of “Fortnite” for using ...