Darth Vader has been added to Fortnite, and the iconic Star Wars villain has sparked controversy, debate and a legal challenge from SAG-AFTRA. This version of Vader is an NPC companion who can ...

In the week since Epic Games, the maker of "Fortnite," introduced its AI-powered Darth Vader to the game, it has come to symbolize all that is exciting and risky about the rapid advancements in ...

Darth Vader returns in a Star Wars-themed Fortnite Battle Royale mini-season that was launched last week. In the game, the Sith Lord is the boss and players can fight, recruit, and interact with ...

After Fortnite’s AI Darth Vader, nothing will be the same in the gaming industry. If a conservative company like Disney is experimenting with video game AI, other developers will surely follow ...

In the latest battle over AI in entertainment, a re-created Darth Vader voice has triggered a labour dispute. Here's everything to know In a case that feels straight out of sci-fi satire ...

The addition of Darth Vader in Fortnite has been quite controversial so far. Epic Games added the iconic Star Wars character with the latest update, allowing players to talk to him.

An actors’ union is suing the makers of the Fortnite video game over the use of AI to create an interactive Darth Vader. Fortnite announced last week it had got permission from the family of ...

Earlier this month, Fortnite's Star Wars-themed Galactic Battle event reintroduced Darth Vader to the game with a twist. Thanks to an AI-generated voice based on the late James Earl Jones, players ...

SAG-AFTRA has filed an unfair labor practice charge against Llama Productions, alleging the company replaced actors’ work by using AI to generate Darth Vader’s voice in Fortnite without notice.

SAG-AFTRA has filed an unfair labor practice charge against Llama Productions, alleging the company replaced actors’ work by using AI to generate Darth Vader’s voice in Fortnite without notice.

Star Wars icon Darth Vader has been added to Fortnite, by way of large language AI models, and predictably, pretty immediately, people had him saying some fairly naughty things. This isn't even ...

Fortnite's crossover connection with Star Wars was presented with an AI Darth Vader voiced by James Earl Jones as a part of the Galactic Battle season. The guild of SAG-AFTRA has filed an unfair ...