AFTRA is going after Epic Games over the use of Darth Vader's AI-generated voice in Fortnite. The character appears in ...

Epic Games added Darth Vader as a boss character in Fortnite. The twist being that players can voice-chat with him.

Epic Games’ introduction of an AI-powered Darth Vader NPC in Fortnite, which uses the voice of the late James Earl Jones, has ...

However, we must protect our right to bargain terms and conditions around uses of voice that replace the work of our members, including those who previously did the work of matching Darth Vader’s ...

Epic Games faces labor dispute over AI Darth Vader in Fortnite as SAG-AFTRA claims proper negotiation protocols were bypassed ...

When James Earl Jones gave his blessing to preserve Darth Vader’s voice using past recordings, he set in motion a plan to ...

Epic Games ‘ Fortnite is facing a complaint from SAG-AFTRA over its use of AI to recreate the late James Earl Jones ‘ Darth ...

SAG-AFTRA has filed a labor complaint against Epic Games for using AI to recreate Darth Vader’s voice in Fortnite. Read full ...

The U.S. actors' union has filed a complaint against Epic’s Llama Productions, alleging it used AI to replace voice actors ...

The union claims that Llama Productions failed to notify the labor group and negotiate when it began employing a James Earl ...

The union has now filed an unfair labor practice charge (link to the PDF is on the SAG-AFTRA website) that calls out “ ...

None of this, however, is why SAG has filed an unfair labor complaint. According to an article on The Verge, the union’s ...