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 ...

Epic Games took a big step with conversational AI when it added a new version of Darth Vader in Fortnite that could speak with players.

AI Darth Vader was a huge hit in Fortnite, and now Epic plans to let creators make AI-powered NPCs for their own in-game ...

On Monday, SAG-AFTRA filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board against Epic subsidiary Llama Productions for implementing an AI-generated Darth Vader voice in ...

Fortnite has introduced two new AI-controlled NPCs that can interact with players in the game’s LEGO mode, Brick Life, but they’re very different compared to the controversial Darth Vader. Epic Games ...

SAG-AFTRA, the massive actors and media union with over 160,000 members, has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board against Epic Games over its inclusion of an ...

Fortnite developer Epic will be letting players create their own "AI-powered NPCs" later this year, following its Darth Vader ...

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. "Fortnite" Darth Vader ...

(Photo by 20th Century-Fox/Getty Images) The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) took note of Fortnite’s AI-generated Darth Vader and responded ...

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 ...

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 ...