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Fortnite's AI-powered Darth Vader represents AI's potential, and also its risks.
SAG-AFTRA has filed a labor complaint against Fortnite;s maker over AI use of James Earl Jones' voice as Darth Vader, raising concerns over performer rights.
What just happened? The use of AI to recreate the voice of the late James Earl Jones for Darth Vader in Fortnite has run into more controversy. Soon after players managed to make the character ...
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.
Fortnite used conversational AI to replicate James Earl Jones' voice as Star Wars' Darth Vader, which has sparked a complaint from SAG-AFTRA.
Labor dispute erupts over AI-voiced Darth Vader in Fortnite SAG-AFTRA claims Epic didn't negotiate video game AI voice replacement terms.
SAG-AFTRA has filed an unfair labor practice charge against Fortnite’s production company over an AI-powered James Earl Jones Darth Vader voice.
SAG-AFTRA files unfair labor practice lawsuit against Darth Vader AI company The Darth Vader AI controversy in Fortnite is only just beginning.
But now the developer is in hot water with one of the largest media unions in the country because it included this AI-powered Vader without first communicating or bargaining with SAG-AFTRA.