According to SAG-AFTRA, they filed the unfair labor complaint, because Epic games used AI to recreate James Earl Jones voice as Darth Vader for their game, Fortnite, without the union's consent.

Per Epic, it’s a combination of Google Gemini 2.0 Flash and Eleven Labs Flash v2.5. The result is an AI that can believably respond in James Earl Jones’ distinct voice and cadence in real time.

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 ...

A generative AI version of James Earl Jones' iconic Darth Vader voice is now available in Fortnite. “We hope that this collaboration...will allow both longtime fans of Darth Vader and newer ...

Darth Vader appears in Fortnite with an AI voice approved by James Earl Jones' estate. The AI voice is limited in responses and feels like a gimmick rather than natural. Players can recruit Vader ...

Fortnite’s use of AI-generated Darth Vader voice, based on James Earl Jones, raises ethical questions about consent, digital ...

Fortnite now lets you talk to Darth Vader and thanks to AI and some uncanny tech wizardry, Epic Games has brought back James Earl Jones’ iconic voice for Fortnite: Galactic Battle, the game's latest ...

SAG-AFTRA is objecting to the use of AI to regenerate the late James Earl Jones' bass intonations of Darth Vader in Epic Games' Fortnite ...

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 ...

Even though James Earl Jones’ family allowed his voice to be recreated in AI, SAG-AFTRA’s role is to protect its working members. To be clear, the union isn’t necessarily trying to block the ...

SAG-AFTRA is objecting to the use of AI to recreate the late James Earl Jones’ bass intonations of Darth Vader in Epic Games’ “Fortnite.” The actors union said Epic-owned Llama Productions ...