SAG-AFTRA files complaint over Fortnite’s AI Darth Vader

SAG-AFTRA demands that Epic Games ensure AI replaces human voice actors in video games, arguing that using AI circumvents their collective Bargaining Agreement terms. Epic, however, claims AI offers cost savings while SAG-AFTRA maintains it’s protecting its rights to negotiate fair use of human labor. The dispute highlights growing tensions as AI adoption reshapes the gaming industry and threatens jobs traditionally held by voice actors since James Earl Jones popularized Darth Vader.