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Fortnite's AI-powered Darth Vader represents AI's potential, and also its risks.
A recent controversy involving Darth Vader in Fortnite exposes a crucial issue on the topic of actors' likeness and AI.
SAG-AFTRA has filed a labor complaint against Fortnite;s maker over AI use of James Earl Jones' voice as Darth Vader, raising ...
Darth Vader’s appearance in ‘Fortnite’ has proved controversial, as the ‘Star Wars’ villain is powered by generative AI, ...
The actors’ union that began striking against video game companies last summer has filed an unfair labor practice charge ...
The union representing American actors has complained about Llama Production, which is owned by Epic Games, over the use of ...
Epic Games has faced a union complaint from SAG-AFTRA, after an AI-powered Darth Vader trained on James Earl Jones' voice was ...
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, the massive actors and media union with over 160,000 members, has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the ...
The first day of Darth Vader’s appearance in Fortnite was chaotic. Players made him say things he wasn’t supposed to say, which is why Epic released a quick patch to fix him. However, it’s still ...
However, it’s not because Fortnite is using AI to give Vader a voice per se. According to the complaint filed today, ...
SAG-AFTRA has spoken out about the use of AI to replicate the voice of James Earl Jones for Darth Vader in the Star Wars ...