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Disney and NBCUniversal are suing AI company Midjourney, accusing it of enabling copyright infringement on a big scale.
Artificial Intelligence

“Piracy Is Piracy”: Disney Sues Midjourney for Massive Copyright Violation

By Victor Tangermann

Special effects house Industrial Light and Magic shared a new AI demo of Star Wars creatures that look absolutely awful.
Artificial Intelligence

Star Wars’ Showcase of AI Special Effects Was a Complete Disaster

By Frank Landymore

Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano posted a picture of a "crashed drone." It's a TIE fighter movie prop from Star Wars.
Future Society

Dunce-Like Senator Posts Photo of “Drone” That’s Actually a TIE Fighter From “Star Wars”

By Victor Tangermann

China's military is working on an experimental weapon system that converges multiple streams of microwaves into a powerful energy beam.
Energy

China Working on Energy Weapon That Converges Multiple Beams

By Victor Tangermann

A few years before his passing, the late, great James Earl Jones teamed up with an AI voice startup to immortalize his iconic baritone.
Artificial Intelligence

Before He Died, James Earl Jones Signed Paperwork to Voice Darth Vader Using AI

By Noor Al-Sibai

After digitally recreating the late actor Peter Cushing's likeness for 2016's "Star Wars: Rogue One," Disney is being sued for doing so.
Future Society

Disney Sued for Bringing Actor Back From the Dead for “Star Wars” Movie

By Noor Al-Sibai

Although James Earl Jones has stepped away from his most iconic role, the legendary "Star Wars" actor's incredible baritone lives on thank to AI.
Artificial Intelligence

James Earl Jones Now Letting Darth Vader Be Voiced by AI

By Noor Al-Sibai

The California redwood forest where Star Wars filmed the Endor location has Ewoks no more — it was cut down, as are billions of trees each year.
Climate Change

Bad News! The Ewok Forest From “Star Wars” Got “Obliterated” In Real Life

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Legendary production company Lucasfilm has hired a YouTuber who impressed them with stunning, photorealistic deepfakes of "Stars Wars" franchise characters.
Future Society

Lucasfilm Hires Random Guy Who Made Amazing Luke Skywalker Deepfake

By Victor Tangermann

The engineers behind the YouTube "the Hacksmith" have crafted a real-world "Star Wars"-style lightsaber that burns hot enough to cut through steel.
Robots and Machines

Engineers Create Plasma-Powered Lightsaber That Can Cut Metal

By Victor Tangermann

NASA astronomers spotted a galaxy some 500 million light-years away that looks suspiciously like Darth Vader’s TIE fighter spacecraft from 'Star Wars.'"
Science & Energy

NASA Amused by Galaxy That Looks Like a TIE Fighter

By Victor Tangermann

Neural nets tasked with interpreting then recreating a "Star Wars" duel churned out a nightmarish scene where Luke Skywalker holds a baseball bat and surfs.
Artificial Intelligence

According to a Neural Network, Luke Skywalker Is a Surfing Baseball Player

By Dan Robitzski

What Will Future Space Robots Look Like?
Off-World

What Will Future Space Robots Look Like?

By Chelsea Gohd

youtube sufficiently advanced light saber star wars
Future Society

Live out Your Jedi Master Dreams by Making a Real-Life Lightsaber

By Kelsey R. Marquart

Would it Be Possible to Build a Death Star?
Space

Would it Be Possible to Build a Death Star?

By June Javelosa

‘Dark Knight’ Writer Working on Darth Vader VR Movie
Virtual Reality

‘Dark Knight’ Writer Working on Darth Vader VR Movie

By June Javelosa