I totally agree with you. There is nothing like a human voice reading a book. Esther
Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 13 Pro Max! > On Jan 14, 2023, at 10:57 AM, Barbara Stahl <stahlredstone.0...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > 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 <dennisl1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I completely agree. >> >> >> >> Dennis Long >> Sent from my iPhone SE 3 >> >>>> On Jan 14, 2023, at 1:06 AM, Alan Lemly <wale...@gmail.com> 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: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of M. >>> Taylor >>> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2023 8:30 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> 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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