However, we must protect our right to bargain terms and conditions around uses of voice that replace the work of our members, including those who previously did the work of matching Darth Vader’s ...

Fortnite created the interactive Star Wars character with permission from Darth Vader actor James Earl Jones’ family.

Jones, who passed away in 2024, gave his blessing to the artificial recreations of the Darth Vader voice, a role he had ...

This effectively gets to the crux of what SAG-AFTRA has been concerned about all along: AI voices replacing the work of real ...

As soon as Darth Vader was added into the game, players were getting the character to say the word “fuck” and use homophobic ...

SAG-AFTRA challenges Epic Games for using an AI Darth Vader voice in Fortnite, raising big questions about labor rights and ...

Fortnite’s new AI Darth Vader has prompted a formal complaint from SAG-AFTRA over its in-game usage. The Screen Actors Guild ...

Epic Games added Darth Vader as a boss character in Fortnite. The twist being that players can voice-chat with him.

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 faces labor dispute over AI Darth Vader in Fortnite as SAG-AFTRA claims proper negotiation protocols were bypassed ...

When James Earl Jones gave his blessing to preserve Darth Vader’s voice using past recordings, he set in motion a plan to ...

SAG-AFTRA has filed a labor complaint against Epic Games for using AI to recreate Darth Vader’s voice in Fortnite. Read full ...