Fortnite is getting a bunch of AI-powered ‘personas’.

Epic tested the waters of AI characters with last year’s Darth Vader NPC that was powered by James Earl Jones’ voice – a collaboration that Jones’ estate signed off on. Get ready for more AI characters in Fortnite. Ev …
Read the full story at The Verge. The characters include Fortnite staples like Agent Jonesy, Peely (the banana), Fishstick (a walking fish), and Cuddle Team Leader (who wears a pink bear mascot head). Developer Epic Games is going to let Fortnite creators publish experiences featuring characters with AI-powered voices starting on July 30th, and ahead of that launch, it’s created 36 characters with “consistent voices and personas” that creators can use as NPCs.