I have mixed feelings about this.
Apple quietly launches a catalog of #books narrated by #AI on its Books app, in a move that publishers, authors, and agents warn may upend the #audiobook market.
theguardian.com/technology/202…
Death of the narrator? Apple unveils suite of AI-voiced audiobooks
Exclusive: tech firm quietly launches new audiobook catalogue narrated by AI – but move expected to spark backlashLeyland Cecco (The Guardian)
Pratik Patel
in reply to Pratik Patel • • •Here's a good piece that lays out some advantages to #AI narrated #audiobooks. The trouble is that there is no analysis of what happens when an author or publisher decides to forego hiring a human and go directly to this method.
Why AI audiobook narrators could win over some authors and readers, despite the vocal bumps
theguardian.com/technology/202…
#books #bookstodon
Why AI audiobook narrators could win over some authors and readers, despite the vocal bumps
Lois Beckett (The Guardian)Pratik Patel
in reply to Pratik Patel • • •If you're looking for samples of #audiobooks narrated by AI, search for the term "Narrated by Apple Books" in the Apple Books app. It will pull up a list of books converted to Audio by #Apple.
Here are a few samples:
books.apple.com/us/audiobook/i…
books.apple.com/us/audiobook/i…
#bookstodon #accessibility #audio
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