Post #2464310
2023-01-05 08:22 UTC
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@ppatel@mstdn.social 2023-01-05 15:19
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: https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/id1636546592 https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/id1640349620 #bookstodon #accessibility #audio
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@ppatel@mstdn.social 2023-01-05 15:24
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 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jan/05/why-ai-audiobook-narrators-could-win-over-some-authors-and-readers-despite-the-vocal-bumps #books #bookstodon
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@sarahmatthews@tweesecake.social 2023-01-05 18:10
@ppatel@mstdn.social i’m not keen myself as I really value the dramatic performance of a human narrator but, yes, I can see why there are some advantages. as long as it is made incredibly clear whether the voice is natural or AI when I’m looking to buy an audiobook I don’t mind so much but I’m not sure this will be the case
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@BTyson@dragonscave.space 2023-01-06 14:50
@ppatel@mstdn.social I personally feel like this is a good thing, since wouldn't it mean that there could be more audio books?