Fortnite had a very rocky launch with its AI-powered NPC, Darth Vader, last month. The battle royale's use of artificial ...

The AI NPCs aren’t the only AI-focused news for Fortnite creators. Epic is also beta testing the Epic Developer Assistant, an ...

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 with ...

Fortnite's AI-powered Darth Vader represents AI's potential, and also its risks.

Fortnite' players will be able to chat with Darth Vader, in a move made in "close consultation" with Jones' family.

Before his death, as he finally retired, James Earl Jones granted Disney the rights to recreate his Darth Vader voice via AI in future Star Wars projects. The first instance of this AI recreation ...

Fortnite now has an AI Darth Vader chatbot, which is as dire and American a sentence as I want to write in 2025. Players can ...

SAG-AFTRA filed an unfair labor practice charge against Epic Games, over using an AI voice acting for Darth Vader in Fortnite ...

Though Darth Vader has previously appeared as an ... And Vader will respond in an AI recreation of James Earl Jones’ iconic voice whose answers vary depending on what players.

Darth Vader is now a character on "Fortnite," using an AI version of James Earl Jones' voice. Jones's family said they allowed AI to use his voice because he wanted "all ages" to experience Darth ...