Maybe this was something that was waiting to happen. With the rapid influx of AI technologies and competitors such as Audible embracing AI in publishing audiobooks, Storytel has also jumped onto the bandwagon. The company announced it has published its first audiobook using AI. The process, though, was far from being as easy as perhaps the team behind the project might have … [Read more...] about Storytel Publishes First Audiobook Written by AI
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AI Narrators and Audible: Boon or Bane for Storytelling
Last year, Amazon announced that self-published authors in the USA who sell their books on the Kindle Store would be able to use a new tool in beta testing. This AI-generated "virtual voice" tool would allow authors to easily turn their ebooks into audiobooks. Now, months after the beta launch, more than 40,000 books in Audible have reportedly been generated with it, saving … [Read more...] about AI Narrators and Audible: Boon or Bane for Storytelling
Voice Actors Threatened by AI-Generated Narrators
AI has already entered the world of audio narration, making voice actors wary of the technology. AI has the potential to clone the voice of artists, leading to cheaper and faster production of audiobooks. So, their concerns are obvious. Apple Books and Google Play are already using AI-generated audiobook narrators. In January, Apple quietly launched dozens of AI-narrated … [Read more...] about Voice Actors Threatened by AI-Generated Narrators