Where can I find a sample of the AI Apple books? Sent from my iPhone
> On Jan 18, 2023, at 12:24 AM, Ketan Kothari <muktake...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Although I have yet not tried the AI narrated book could anyone please > explain difference between a electronic voice such as vocallizer or > eloquence synthesizer voice and AI narrated book? Thank you. > > Ketan Kothari from Mumbai India > >> On 14/01/2023, 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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