Players can now interact with an A.I. character that uses the voice of the late James Earl Jones. But SAG-AFTRA isn't happy ...

Epic Games added an AI-powered Darth Vader to "Fortnite" this month. Players interact with the character, which uses conversational AI based on James Earl Jones' voice.

Shortly after Epic Games dropped Darth Vader, in the form of a holographic conversational AI, into Fortnite, players started figuring out how to get the Sith lord to say the worst things possible.

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With this new update, Fortnite has again been pushing the boundaries of what we consider to be gaming innovation: the introduction of an AI-powered Darth Vader.

Darth Vader from Star Wars' latest Fortnite appearance comes with an AI voice based on James Earl Jones that can communicate and converse with players, all approved by the deceased actor’s estate.

Fortnite announced on its news site this morning that players will now be able to have conversations with Darth Vader “ [w]ith your voice. And he’ll respond back using conversational AI.” ...

Months after the passing of iconic actor James Earl Jones, the menacing voice behind Darth Vader, Fortnite offers players unexpected in-game dialogues with the Star Wars villain. During these ...

The latest confrontation with Epic Games over Fortnite ‘s AI Darth Vader is a direct continuation of the larger battle SAG-AFTRA has been waging concerning artificial intelligence, a conflict ...

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But until Epic announced its AI version of Darth Vader for Fortnite, no major blockbuster video game had actually put similar technology in a release. It would be a gamble.