I am afraid it may come down to supply and demand, if people are willing to pay the extra cost it shouldn't be a problem, but look at the clothing industry, you get all this super cheap "fast fashion" which is incredible harmful for the planet yet people buy it by the truck load, it goes in the closet and with any luck the stuff may get worn once or twice before it gets tossed in the garbage. The problem of course is that even expensive clothing is made in the same countries and while of course better materials are being used, one still wonders how much you pay for the fact it has a certain name or logo on it. Couldn't clothing of the same quality and fit be made in the US or Canada and be sold for the same price? I am quite sure it could, but then somebody would have to pay $150 for a pair of jeans which doesn't say Hugo Boss or Lewis or whatever on it and then we have a problem.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: Friday, January 13, 2023 10:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Apple Quietly Launches a Selection of Audiobooks Voiced by an AI Robot, Mac Daily News 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. A preview can be heard via Apple Books here. Original Article at: https://macdailynews.com/2023/01/06/apple-quietly-launches-a-selection-of-au diobooks-voiced-by-an-ai-robot/ -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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