Fortnite faces complaint from actors' union over AI Darth Vader

Fortnite faces complaint from actors' union over AI Darth Vader 1 hour ago Share Save Liv McMahon Technology reporter Share Save Fortnite/Epic Games Actor union Sag-Aftra has filed a complaint over the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to recreate the voice of Star Wars villain Darth Vader in Fortnite. The union said Llama Productions - a subsidiary of Epic, which makes the hit video game - had chosen "to replace the work of human performers with AI technology". It has alleged the company did so without informing the union of its intentions or bargaining over terms. The BBC has approached Epic Games for comment. The union's Unfair Labour Practice complaint, filed to the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), alleges that the company made "unilateral changes to terms and conditions of employment, without providing notice to the union or the opportunity to bargain, by utilising AI-generated voices to replace bargaining unit work". It said this amounted to a failure by the employ ... Read full article.