| I listened to the preview and it is scary good!! Absolutely amazing, we’ve come a long way since Deck talk, haven’t we? Lol. Dan Sent from my iPhone 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! 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
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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
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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.
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diobooks-voiced-by-an-ai-robot/
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