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The AI NPCs aren’t the only AI-focused news for Fortnite creators. Epic is also beta testing the Epic Developer Assistant, an ...
Fortnite developer Epic will be letting players create their own "AI-powered NPCs" later this year, following its Darth Vader ...
It was a fun few days on the internet when Fortnite added that AI Darth Vader companion to the game. Players immediately went ...
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 has revealed huge plans to bring more AI-powered NPCs like the existing Darth Vader AI who has gone viral online.
Fortnite's AI-powered Darth Vader represents AI's potential, and also its risks.
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 ...
SAG-AFTRA has filed a labor complaint against Fortnite;s maker over AI use of James Earl Jones' voice as Darth Vader, raising ...
Following the release of AI Darth Vader into Fortnite, Epic has announced plans to let people create their own AI NPCs in the ...
The actors’ union that began striking against video game companies last summer has filed an unfair labor practice charge ...
James Earl Jones's estate allowed "Fortnite" to use the late actor's voice for its Darth Vader character. Epic Games had to ...
SAG-AFTRA, the massive actors and media union with over 160,000 members, has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the ...