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Why Did Darth Vader’s Voice in Fortnite Lead to AI-Related Labor Complaint?
SAG-AFTRA has filed a labor complaint against Fortnite;s maker over AI use of James Earl Jones' voice as Darth Vader, raising ...
A Gaming YouTuber Says an AI-Generated Clone of His Voice Is Being Used to Narrate Doom Videos
Mark Brown, who posts game explainers to his Game Maker’s Toolkit channel, says his persona has been plagiarized.
The James Earl Jones estate allowed AI to use his voice. Now Darth Vader is saying some crazy things in 'Fortnite.'
James Earl Jones's estate allowed "Fortnite" to use the late actor's voice for its Darth Vader character. Epic Games had to ...
Scammers are using AI to bilk victims out of millions: Here’s how to protect yourself
Scammers are robbing Long Island’s elderly out of millions with a new high tech scam that uses AI to impersonate their grandkids.
Fortnite’s AI Darth Vader voice prompts complaint from Hollywood actors’ union
Hollywood’s actors’ union filed an unfair labor practice charge against Llama Productions on Monday, alleging the company ...
AI Voice Agents Are Ready to Take Your Call
Improvements in the technology behind voice-based AI bots are making them more prolific and humanlike in phone calls.
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DoorDash scraps its AI voice ordering business
The delivery company did not give a reason for ending the nearly 2-year-old pilot but said it still resulted in new ...
Checkmate’s CEO on Voice AI, Kiosks, Catering: Choppin’ It Up
Voice AI at the drive-thru is one or two years away from being ready to be rolled out to hundreds of thousands of locations, Checkmate’s CEO and Founder Vishal Agarwal tells Bloomberg Intelligence. In ...
College grads shocked as names are read at commencement — by AI: ‘What a beautiful personal touch!’
A viral video posted by @therundownai on Instagram shows Pace grads queuing up to have QR codes on their phones scanned — a moment some compared to “fruit and vegetables at a supermarket checkout” — ...