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Fortnite adds generative AI-powered Darth Vader for players to interact with; goes as well as you'd expect

Grant St. Clair
May 19, 2025
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Darth Vader (Buttafoco / Shutterstock.com)

As part of both Fortnite's current Star Wars-themed season and the larger tech industry push to crowbar AI into anything and everything with even the most niche possible use case, a new manmade horror beyond our comprehension has been born. Apropos of nothing, Fortnite recently dropped an AI-powered Darth Vader …

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