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SAG-AFTRA, the organization that represents voice, motion, and screen performers, has filed an unfair labor complaint against Epic Games. The complaint stems from the company’s recent introduction of ...
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Epic Games first unleashed AI Darth Vader in May, powered by a digitally altered voice from the late James Earl Jones. And while the bot’s purpose, personality, and language were intended to match ...
It didn't take long after Epic Games unleashed famous Star Wars Sith lord Darth Vader into the game Fortnite -- complete with the AI-enabled voice of late actor James Earl Jones for conversations ...
even if the results sound rather flat. Epic Games used a combination of Google's Gemini and ElevenLabs' Flash v2.5 to generate Vader's responses. Fortnite’s Darth Vader, when he’s not swearing ...
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 ...
Fortnite had a very rocky launch with its AI-powered NPC, Darth Vader, last month. The battle royale's use of artificial ...
Disney and Universal have launched a high-stakes copyright lawsuit against Midjourney, the popular AI image generator. The ...
Fortnite's Galactic Battle season introduces a groundbreaking feature: recruiting Darth Vader as an AI teammate. Players can find and defeat Vader at Vader Samurai’s Solitude, then claim his ...
When Fortnite’s Darth Vader started talking, things went downhill fast. The AI-powered NPC voiced with permission from James Earl Jones’ estate, cursed, glitched, and set off alarms. Union actors ...
Fortnite players can channel their inner dark side as James Earl Jones‘ Darth Vader returns to the game. Players will be able to recruit the Sith Lord and be able to talk to him, he will respond ...