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Star Wars’ George Lucas Originally Planned to Replace Darth Vader With an Overpowered Villain During Sequel Trilogy
Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace. Star Wars creator George Lucas originally planned to replace the notorious Darth Vader within ...
George Lucas Had Surprising Plans to Replace Darth Vader in the Sequel Trilogy
The original post-Empire galaxy was full of criminal syndicates vying for power, and a power vacuum exploited by a familiar ...
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Darth Vader VS Luke Skywalker!! 😳🤯 #shorts
In this thrilling #shorts video, witness the epic showdown between Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker! Watch as these iconic Star Wars characters engage in a legendary duel, showcasing their incredible ...
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Darth Vader randomly killing Watto turned into hysterical Star Wars meme
Seriously, Darth Vader apparently destroys Watto, his former slave owner when he was just a wee boy on Tatooine in the first Star Wars prequel, in this comic.
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Fortnite's AI Darth Vader Is Everything Risky and Exciting About AI - Business Insider
Epic Games added an AI-powered Darth Vader to "Fortnite" this month. Players interact with the character, which uses conversational AI based on James Earl Jones' voice. "Fortnite" Darth Vader ...
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Why Did Darth Vader’s Voice in Fortnite Lead to AI-Related ... - eWeek
In the Fortnite Team’s FAQ, they state: “The dialogue of Darth Vader’s responses is AI generated using Google’s Gemini 2.0 Flash model, and the audio itself is generated by ElevenLabs ...
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Fortnite’s AI-Generated Darth Vader Controversy, Explained
May 20, 2025, 06:12pm EDTUpdated May 21, 2025, 07:16pm EDT Darth Vader appears in Fortnite as an AI-generated companion Epic Games/Disney ...
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AI-Voiced Darth Vader Can Swear, Say 'Skibidi Toilet' in Fortnite: How to Find It - CNET
The famed Sith lord Darth Vader is AI-enabled to speak like actor James Earl Jones in Fortnite. Players immediately took advantage to make him, uh, go off-script.
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Fortnite’s Darth Vader Is A.I.-Powered. Voice Actors Are Rebelling.
When Fortnite players talk with Darth Vader, their audio is sent to Gemini, a conversation chatbot created by Google, to generate a response from the character, Epic says on its website.
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How to make the AI Darth Vader sing in Fortnite - Times of India
Fortinite's newest Star Wars collaboration now involves Darth Vader as an AI character thanks to ElevenLabs and Google Gemini 2.0. If players eliminate him and once Conversational AI is enabled ...
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SAG-AFTRA files unfair labor charge against use of Darth Vader’s voice in ‘Fortnite’ - Los Angeles Times
James Earl Jones’ voice of Darth Vader is one of the most recognizable sounds in movie history — and now it’s at the center of a fight over the use of artificial intelligence. On Monday ...
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SAG-AFTRA Accuses Fortnite's AI Darth Vader Feature Of Unfair Labor - Deadline
Fortnite underestimates SAG-AFTRA‘s power, it would appear after the online gaming platform used conversational AI to replicate James Earl Jones‘ voice as Star Wars‘ Darth Vader. On Monday ...