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Audible unveils plans to use AI voices to narrate audiobooks (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] potoo22@programming.dev 148 points 7 months ago (49 children)

No publisher is going to pay a professional to narrate their audiobooks when they can have AI do a shitty job for much less.

A shitty narrator can get me to hate a book I like. A great narrator can bring the characters to life, enhance the experience, and turn me from a listener to a fan. I've searched for books by narrators like Nick Podehl and Jeff Hayes and bought audiobooks I wouldn't have otherwise.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Maybe we'll start reading again.

[–] misterdoctor@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

There is literally zero shame in someone consuming audiobooks, and it’s deeply weird to act like something is lost to you if others enjoy them. And this is coming from someone who virtually never listens to audiobooks.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I never said there was. I offered an alternative. . Outrage is misdirected and it's by design. There are constructive ways to direct it

[–] misterdoctor@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

“Maybe we’ll start reading again” obviously implies that something is lacking presently and that with luck, we’ll go back to the way things were

Not sure if you’re saying I’m outraged but I promise you I’m not, just thought it was lame to try and imply audiobook enjoyers were somehow less than because of how they prefer to enjoy stories

[–] Kornblumenratte@feddit.org 7 points 7 months ago

Reading is not an alternative to listening. Both have different use cases. You cannot read while driving, to name just one.

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