Mere hours after the debut of AI Darth Vader in Fortnite, the character began spewing racial slurs and making real-world threats against players, sparking immediate backlash and concern.

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.

Respeecher CEO Alex Serdiuk speaks at the Cannes Film Festival about Hollywood’s growing adoption of AI voice technology.