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

Following the release of AI Darth Vader into Fortnite, Epic has announced plans to let people create their own AI NPCs in the ...

Fortnite players can channel their inner dark side as James Earl Jones ‘ Darth Vader returns to the game. Players will be ...

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

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

Fortnite is a digital playground for millions of players, many of them young. That people would immediately try to get the ...

Epic Games' new voice-interactive Fortnite character uses Google's Gemini AI to recreate James Earl Jones' iconic voice for the first time in-game.

On Monday, SAG-AFTRA filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board against Epic subsidiary ...

An AI-powered Darth Vader is recruitable to your squad ... Powered by Google’s Gemini 2.0 Flash, with James Earl’s voice audio generated by ElevenLabs’ Flash v2.5, the conversational ...

The AI NPCs aren’t the only AI-focused news for Fortnite creators. Epic is also beta testing the Epic Developer Assistant, an ...

Fortnite' players will be able to chat with Darth Vader, in a move made in "close consultation" with Jones' family.