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Fortnite's AI-powered Darth Vader represents AI's potential, and also its risks.
A recent controversy involving Darth Vader in Fortnite exposes a crucial issue on the topic of actors' likeness and AI.
Darth Vader’s appearance in ‘Fortnite’ has proved controversial, as the ‘Star Wars’ villain is powered by generative AI, ...
The Rebellion had many weapons in the original Star Wars trilogy, but Darth Vader’s focus on Luke Skywalker may prove to be ...
James Earl Jones's estate allowed "Fortnite" to use the late actor's voice for its Darth Vader character. Epic Games had to ...
If a conservative company like Disney is experimenting with video game AI, other developers will surely follow ...
SAG-AFTRA has filed a labor complaint against Fortnite;s maker over AI use of James Earl Jones' voice as Darth Vader, raising ...
The actors’ union that began striking against video game companies last summer has filed an unfair labor practice charge ...
The union has now filed an unfair labor practice charge (link to the PDF is on the SAG-AFTRA website) that calls out “ ...
SAG-AFTRA says 'Fortnite' used an AI-powered version of Darth Vader's voice in its game without negotiating the terms with ...
On Monday, SAG-AFTRA filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board against Epic subsidiary ...
Fortnite used conversational AI to replicate James Earl Jones' voice as Star Wars' Darth Vader, which has sparked a complaint ...