An AI-powered version of Darth Vader was added to Fortnite and its Star Wars-themed season late last month. The NPC, complete with a Google-developed AI model trained on voice clips recorded by ...

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Oh boy. Remember the AI-voiced Darth Vader NPC Epic recently added to Fortnite? The one that very quickly had to patched because it wouldn't stop saying bad words, and has since become the subject of ...

In May, Epic added a Darth Vader NPC to Fortnite that could speak to players using an AI-powered version of James Earl Jones’ voice. Jones’ estate approved of the use of his voice.

In a galaxy not so far away, Fortnite’s most recent update released an AI-powered Darth Vader NPC, sparking a social media firestorm. Introduced on May 16, 2025, this conversational Sith Lord ...