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. 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. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. 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