The union claims that Llama Productions failed to notify the labor group and negotiate when it began employing a James Earl Jones voice that replaced the work of members. By Katie Kilkenny Labor & ...

Star Wars fans and gamers can now hear late actor James Earl Jones’ iconic Darth Vader voice in the Fortnite Battle Royale video game. The Walt Disney Company and Epic Games launched a new feature on ...

SAG-AFTRA is swinging its lightsaber at Epic Games, filing an unfair labor practice charge over the use of an AI-generated Darth Vader voice in Fortnite, even though the late James Earl Jones sold the ...

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 ...

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Epic Games released an AI-powered Darth Vader character that players can speak to via microphone. Fortnite and Disney teamed up to unveil an AI character that responds to a player's voice in real time ...

James Earl Jones’ booming baritone will be revived—and made interactive. As Charles Pulliam-Moore writes for The Verge: “After finding and defeating Vader on the map, players can recruit him onto ...

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SAG-AFTRA has filed an unfair labor practice charge over Fortnite's use of an AI-generated voice mimicking James Earl Jones as Star Wars' Darth Vader. Controversies surrounding AI Darth Vader in ...

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, Hollywood ...

Epic Games got permission from James Earl Jones' estate to use AI for a conversational, in-game bot. However, it's making some potentially controversial comments. When he's not battling bugs and ...