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Epic Games has faced a lot of controversy with the usage of AI Darth Vader in Fortnite, and is growing more as SAG-AFTRA gets ...
In case you haven't heard, Fortnite — the megahit video game from Epic Games that's stuffed with characters from every media franchise imaginable, not to mention real celebrities — has become a cause ...
The estate of James Earl Jones, the longtime and iconic voice of Darth Vader, agreed to allow Epic and others to use AI to recreate the late actor’s voice with the character. What the Fortnite AI did ...
How Elon Musk’s xAI plans to make money is one of the big questions in the AI world right now. Musk hasn’t said much and even ...
Epic Games is on a roll, as new Star Wars content just keeps on coming. Last week we received a Darth Vader NPC powered by artificial intelligence, and there's ...
The union says Epic 'failed and refused to bargain in good faith' while replacing the work of a former member.
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 ...
The actors guild filed an unfair-labor-practice complaint against Epic Games for Fortnite's use of Darth Vader's AI voice.
Jones, who passed away in 2024, gave his blessing to the artificial recreations of the Darth Vader voice, a role he had ...
Sag-Aftra says the hit video game has used tech to replace human performers.
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 filed charges today against Fortnite's AI Darth Vader, not because the union doesn't support AI or because of the ...