SAG-AFTRA has filed an unfair labor practice charge against Llama Productions, an Epic Games subsidiary, over how it went about Fortnite’s AI-voiced Darth Vader. The charge isn’t being laid simply because Llama Productions and Epic used AI. Prior to his passing, James Earl Jones, the original voice for Darth Vader and a litany of other iconic roles, signed a deal with Respeecher to allow his archived voice-over work to be used in cases like this. The charge from SAG-AFTRA comes from how Llama Productions went about using an AI version of Jones’ voice. SAG-AFTRA is placing the charge because Llama […]
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