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Creative Bloq on MSNFortnight's AI Darth Vadar controversy is about getting a fair deal for performersNot one but two Star Wars AI controversies within a week? First Lucasfilm itself was touting some objectively terrible AI video generation in Star Wars Field Report as the future of VFX. Now Fortnite's being criticised over its AI-voiced Darth Vadar.
The U.S. actors' union has filed a complaint against Epic’s Llama Productions, alleging it used AI to replace voice actors without consent.
Fortnite 's available on iOS in the US again, with Epic and Apple's legal tussle over it seemingly having concluded, at least for now. Epic Games has at least managed to get one of the outcomes it wanted out of all the hoohah, and its CEO has reponded as only he could - by letting all know we're his "fam".