SAG-AFTRA has filed a labor complaint against Fortnite;s maker over AI use of James Earl Jones' voice as Darth Vader, raising ...

They argue that using AI to simulate real performers crosses a line—one that must not be ignored. The conflict exposes a deeper issue: AI vs. human creativity. As generative technologies spread ...

Fortnite's inclusion of an Google AI-powered character quickly led to players manipulating it into using profanity and slurs.

Epic Games’ introduction of an AI-powered Darth Vader NPC in Fortnite, which uses the voice of the late James Earl Jones, has ...

Epic Games has faced a union complaint from SAG-AFTRA, after an AI-powered Darth Vader trained on James Earl Jones' voice was ...

Fortnite players are coaxing an AI-powered Darth Vader model, which responds to gamers voices, into saying homophobic and ...

Darth Vader’s appearance in ‘Fortnite’ has proved controversial, as the ‘Star Wars’ villain is powered by generative AI, ...

The Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) has filed an unfair labour complaint ...

The union says Epic 'failed and refused to bargain in good faith' while replacing the work of a former member.

SAG-AFTRA has accused Epic Games's use of AI voices as a major problem, accusing Llama Productions, a subsidiary of Epic Games that produces Fortnite, of 'unilaterally changing the terms of ...

Fortnite now lets you talk to Darth Vader and thanks to AI and some uncanny tech wizardry, Epic Games has brought back James ...