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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 and Llama Productions are the subject of an unfair labour practice charge from the SAG-AFTRA union.
The actors guild filed an unfair-labor-practice complaint against Epic Games for Fortnite's use of Darth Vader's AI voice.
Jones, who passed away in 2024, gave his blessing to the artificial recreations of the Darth Vader voice, a role he had ...
Epic Games took Fortnite players by surprise on Friday by releasing the AI Darth Vader voice. You know who probably isn't a ...
An actors’ union is suing the makers of the Fortnite video game over the use of AI to create an interactive Darth Vader.
Fortnite’s new AI Darth Vader has prompted a formal complaint from SAG-AFTRA over its in-game usage. The Screen Actors Guild ...
The union says Epic 'failed and refused to bargain in good faith' while replacing the work of a former member.
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 ...
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 ...