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

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

Epic Games first unleashed AI Darth Vader in May, powered by a digitally altered voice from the late James Earl Jones. And while the bot’s purpose, personality, and language were intended to match ...

It was a fun few days on the internet when Fortnite added that AI Darth Vader companion to the game. Players immediately went ...

Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch explore how artificial intelligence (AI) is already reshaping jobs, education, politics, ...

Tim Sweeney, the founder and CEO of Fortnite developer Epic Games, has discussed the role of artificial intelligence tools ...

The possible merger of humans and machines has been a fascination for science fiction writers since the mid-20th century. With the proliferation of co ...

At present, the group’s main use case for AI is hyper-personalisation, in line with other banks in the region. “We don’t have relationship managers or marketing specialists to analyse and offer ...

AI Darth Vader was a huge hit in Fortnite, and now Epic plans to let creators make AI-powered NPCs for their own in-game ...

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

When Fortnite’s Darth Vader started talking, things went downhill fast. The AI-powered NPC voiced with permission from James Earl Jones’ estate, cursed, glitched, and set off alarms. Union actors ...