Overview

• Fortnite's latest update allows players to interact with an AI-powered Darth Vader, featuring a recreation of James Earl Jones' iconic voice.
• The feature uses Google Gemini and ElevenLabs AI models, with approval from Jones' family and estate for posthumous voice use.
• Within hours of launch, players manipulated the AI to make Vader use profanity and slurs, leading Epic Games to implement a hotfix.
• Epic Games has added stricter content filters, parental controls, and reporting mechanisms to prevent further misuse of the feature.
• Privacy safeguards ensure player voice data is not stored or used to train AI, with only Vader's responses retained for review if reported.