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

Fortnite’s Darth Vader AI has prompted a lot of intrigue and a degree of controversy. Here we explore how it works and what ...

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

Epic Games plans to add more AI-driven NPCs to Fortnite despite causing a stir with their Darth Vader addition which quickly went rogue.

Epic Games first unleashed AI Darth Vader in May, powered by a digitally altered voice from the late James Earl Jones. And while the bot’s purpose, personality, and language were intended to match ...

There's been an ongoing debate surrounding the use of AI to bring a deceased actor's likeness to life. Jones, who's not only ...

Fortnite has added an AI-powered Darth Vader NPC capable of responding to players' dialogue via voice chat and text. Players have discovered that Darth Vader hates Llamatauns, destroying them on ...

Fortnite added the Darth Vader AI with the latest update, but this move has caused a lot of controversy and some legal ...

Hollywood’s actors’ union filed an unfair labor practice charge against Llama Productions on Monday, alleging the company replaced actors’ work by using artificial intelligence to generate Darth Vader ...

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood's actors' union filed an unfair labor practice charge against Llama Productions on Monday, alleging ...

Epic Games is on a roll, as new Star Wars content just keeps on coming. Last week we received a Darth Vader NPC powered by ...

Others were comedic, with Darth Vader telling one curious player that lightsabers were weapons, “not gardening tools.” Thank — or blame — artificial intelligence. A few years before Jones ...