The introduction of Darth Vader has been a special experience, but now Epic Games is taking the iconic character to the next level. The May 16th update added an AI Darth Vader chatbot to the ...

Epic Games added an AI-powered Darth Vader to "Fortnite" this month. Players interact with the character, which uses conversational AI based on James Earl Jones' voice.

According to Epic Games’ website, Darth Vader’s responses are AI-generated using Google’s Gemini 2.0 Flash model, and ElevenLabs’ Flash v2.5 model generates the audio.

Parents can approve or deny Darth's shenanigans by heading to Epic Games' parental controls and selecting “allow voice and written communication with AI Features." Darth Vader AI is now in Fortnite.

His goal, he said, was for his voice to be clear. Speaking with The Associated Press in 1994, he said that he tried to make Darth Vader “more human and more interesting.” ...

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Darth Vader’s voice lives on with use of AI Jones’ decision to sign over rights worries voice actors September 15, 2024 at 1:54 a.m. by SARAH PARVINI The Associated Press ...

Players interact with the character, which uses conversational AI based on James Earl Jones' voice. "Fortnite" Darth Vader represents both the benefits and pitfalls of AI. He is what they made him.

James Earl Jones’ Darth Vader voice lives on through AI. Voice actors see promise and peril in that Sep. 10, 2024 at 10:00 pm By Sarah Parvini The Associated Press ...