Fortnite had a very rocky launch with its AI-powered NPC, Darth Vader, last month. The battle royale's use of artificial ...

Fortnite’s Darth Vader AI has prompted a lot of intrigue and a degree of controversy. Here we explore how it works and what ...

Fortnite's AI-powered Darth Vader represents AI's potential, and also its risks.

Epic Games first unleashed AI Darth Vader in May, powered by a digitally altered voice from the late James Earl Jones. And while the bot’s purpose, personality, and language were intended to match ...

The Star Wars season has been a big hit this May, with many Fortnite fans returning to try the new weapons and collect crossover skins from the battle pass. Tha ...

There's been an ongoing debate surrounding the use of AI to bring a deceased actor's likeness to life. Jones, who's not only ...

Fortnite added the Darth Vader AI with the latest update, but this move has caused a lot of controversy and some legal ...

Hollywood’s actors’ union filed an unfair labor practice charge against Llama Productions on Monday, alleging the company replaced actors’ work by using artificial intelligence to generate Darth Vader ...

The Darth Vader character responds to players in-game using the AI generated voice of James Earl Jones.

Epic Games is on a roll, as new Star Wars content just keeps on coming. Last week we received a Darth Vader NPC powered by ...

Others were comedic, with Darth Vader telling one curious player that lightsabers were weapons, “not gardening tools.” Thank — or blame — artificial intelligence. A few years before Jones ...

Actor union Sag-Aftra has filed a complaint over the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to recreate the voice of Star Wars villain Darth Vader in Fortnite. The union said Llama Productions - a ...