“James Earl Jones’ legendary vocal performance is a defining element of what makes Darth Vader one of the most iconic characters in cinematic history.

SAG-AFTRA is objecting to the use of AI to regenerate the late James Earl Jones’ bass intonations of Darth Vader in Epic Games’ “Fortnite.” SAG-AFTRA said the studio behind “Fortnite ...

Did Epic Games cross the line with its Fortnite AI-powered Darth Vader companion that uses James Earl Jones voice? Gamers debate.

Epic Games' new voice-interactive Fortnite character uses Google's Gemini AI to recreate James Earl Jones' iconic voice for the first time in-game.

Fortnite players can channel their inner dark side as James Earl Jones ‘ Darth Vader returns to the game. Players will be able to recruit the Sith Lord and be able to talk to him, he will ...

Moreover, Jones’ Darth Vader voice will respond to them in kind, “using conversational AI”—more specifically, Google’s Gemini 2.0 and ElevenLabs’ Flash v2.5 models.

SAG-AFTRA is objecting to the use of AI to recreate the late James Earl Jones’ bass intonations of Darth Vader in Epic Games’ “Fortnite.” The actors union said Epic-owned Llama Productions ...

Fortnite players can speak with Darth Vader through a James Earl Jones-voiced AI They’ve already managed to get the AI character to swear. ...

If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that James Earl Jones had a magnificent voice. And James Earl Jones’ Darth Vader voice is one of the most magnificent of all.

Disney, Epic Games Using AI to Bring James Earl Jones’ Darth Vader Voice to ‘Fortnite’ 'Fortnite' players will be able to chat with Darth Vader, in a move made in "close consultation" with ...

AI Darth Vader has been out in Fortnite for roughly an hour, and already people have managed to get the Dark Lord of the Sith to swear. Fortnite's new AI buddy has a death grip on all manner of ...

Fortnite is using generative AI to let users "speak" with James Earl Jones' Darth Vader voice. We feel like this leads nowhere good.