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AI-Voiced Darth Vader Can Swear, Say 'Skibidi Toilet' in Fortnite: How to Find It
- Epic Games released an AI-voiced Darth Vader in Fortnite on May 16, 2025, enabling real-time voice interaction within the game's map area called Samurai's Solitude.
- This event followed permission from the late James Earl Jones's family, who approved using his voice with AI models after his death in September 2024 at age 93.
- Players quickly manipulated Vader into saying curse words, slurs, and unusual phrases despite a command list restricting such language, spreading clips widely on social media.
- Epic Games responded promptly to the issue by releasing a correction shortly after it occurred, assuring players that similar problems should no longer arise.
- The situation highlights challenges in controlling AI dialogue for iconic characters and raises concerns about voice legacy, AI ethics, and interactive speech vulnerabilities.
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The James Earl Jones estate allowed AI to use his voice. Now Darth Vader is saying some crazy things in 'Fortnite.'
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A new era of Darth Vader is here, and it’s one that will go down in history for all the wrong reasons. Credit: Lucasfilm Darth Vader and James Earl Jones James Earl Jones’ legendary voice has been synonymous with Darth Vader since the character’s first appearance in Star Wars: A New Hope (1977). Though physically portrayed by David Prowse (and later others), it was Jones’ deep, commanding baritone that gave Vader his unmistakable menace. Over th…
AI Darth Vader in Fortnite explained: Location and controversy
The latest update as part of the Fortnite x Star Wars crossover has seen an AI version of Darth Vader added to the map, with players being able to talk to and interact with the classic Star Wars villain.Vader has been created using the replicated voice of the late original voice actor, James Earl Jones, and went live in the game on 16th May.To speak to Darth Vader, players will need to enable the "conversational AI" hotkey/setting, but after whi…
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