Audible, the Amazon-owned audiobook platform, has revealed plans to use artificial intelligence-generated voices to narrate audiobooks, offering more than 100 AI voices in several languages, with translation features to follow. The technology will be available to select publishers, either as an Audible-managed production service or self-service. While Audible claims this will expand the availability of audiobooks globally, the move has drawn criticism from authors, translators, and human narrators, who argue that AI voices lack the artistry and emotion of genuine performances and may marginalize diverse human voices. The Society of Authors and others have called for transparency, ethical use, and author choice in adopting this technology.
Audible announces AI-powered narration for audiobooks
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