I listened to the preview link in the article and the narration is surprisingly good. But I completely agree, nothing could ever be better than human narration for me. And its totally wrong for companies to try to replace people with robots just for profet. Its disgusting.
> On Jan 14, 2023, at 1:08 AM, Dennis Long <[email protected]> wrote: > > I completely agree. > > > > Dennis Long > Sent from my iPhone SE 3 > >> On Jan 14, 2023, at 1:06 AM, Alan Lemly <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> While I certainly want any AI rendered audiobooks to be of the highest >> quality, this feels like the next phase of cost reduction by eliminating >> human voice actors. I can't ever imagine an AI narrated book to be of the >> same quality as a human narrated one and hope we'll continue to have a good >> supply of human narrated audio for many years to come. >> >> Alan Lemly >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of M. >> Taylor >> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2023 8:30 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Apple Quietly Launches a Selection of Audiobooks Voiced by an AI >> Robot, Mac Daily News >> >> Hello Everyone, >> >> I was Fascinated by this article so quickly went to Apple Books and explored >> the selection. >> >> I must say, I am amazed at the quality of the AI Rendering of the text. >> >> While there are several free AI voiced audio books from which to choose, I >> purchased a title called "WildWood" by Elinor Florence. >> >> I will be posting a second article on this in a little while. >> >> Enjoy, >> >> Mark >> >> Apple quietly launches a selection of audiobooks voiced by an AI robot >> MacDailyNews - Friday, January 6, 2023 at 2:36 PM Apple quietly launches a >> selection of audiobooks voiced by an AI robot Apple has quietly launched a >> catalog of books narrated by an AI robot using artificial intelligence and >> voice synthesis technologies it developed. >> By Leyland Cecco, for The Guardian: >> >> The popularity of the audiobook market has exploded in recent years, with >> technology companies scrambling to gain a foothold. Sales last year jumped >> 25%, bringing in more than $1.5bn. Industry insiders believe the global >> market could be worth more than $35bn by 2030. >> On the company's Books app, searching for "AI narration" reveals the >> catalogue of works included in the scheme, which are described as being >> "narrated by digital voice based on a human narrator". >> >> Apple's development of AI to narrate books could represent a significant >> shift in how major technology companies see the future of audiobooks. >> Publishers, authors and literary agents who spoke to the Guardian said the >> strategy, if successful, could have significant implications for the market. >> >> MacDailyNews Take: At first listen, it doesn't sound awful. 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