Not one but two Star Wars AI controversies within a week? First Lucasfilm itself was touting some objectively terrible AI video generation in Star Wars Field Report as the future of VFX. Now Fortnite's being criticised over its AI-voiced Darth Vadar.

Fortnite used conversational AI to replicate James Earl Jones' voice as Star Wars' Darth Vader, which has sparked a complaint from SAG-AFTRA.

SAG-AFTRA is objecting to the use of AI to regenerate the late James Earl Jones' bass intonations of Darth Vader in Epic Games' Fortnite

AI might be a prominent theme and technology within sci-fi movies, but most actors, directors, and moviegoers want to keep the controversial technology out of the filmmaking process. Unfortunately, it seems as though studios are slowly trying to embrace generative AI,

Star Wars has been a huge influence on visual effects in cinema. Lucasfilm and its VFX division Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) have been pushing the boundaries for decades, from motion control cameras to virtual production and a deepfake Peter Cushing in Rogue One, creating some of the best CGI movie moments in the process.

Lucasfilm has shown off a short AI film set in the Star Wars universe, but the reaction has been overwhelmingly negative. In a TED Talk titled 'Star Wars Changed Visual Effects — AI Is Doing It Again',

Greedo shooting first, a CGI Jabba the Hutt, and "somehow Palpatine returned" are no longer the worst things in 'Star Wars.'

If Disney leadership has it their way, we'll all be drooling over endless Star Wars reboots, sequels, and spinoffs until the Sun explodes. And what better way to keep the slop machine humming than using good old generative AI?