@return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 days agoAudible unveils plans to use AI voices to narrate audiobookswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square186fedilinkarrow-up1387arrow-down119cross-posted to: books@lemmy.worldbooks@lemmy.ml
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minus-square@Kornblumenratte@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglish8•2 days agoDid you ever heard a single AI-narrated content that did not make you run away screaming?
minus-squaressillyssadasslinkfedilinkEnglish-2•2 days agoYou think they’ll be narrating books with Tiktok TTS?
minus-square@Kornblumenratte@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglish2•20 hours agoTo rephrase my question: where can I listen to an example of good AI spoken content?
minus-squaressillyssadasslinkfedilinkEnglish1•20 hours agoFirst thing that comes to my mind would be Dougdoug. He’s a streamer who messes around with AI a fair bit for funny content, including using AI-generated voices at times. https://youtu.be/2pbhnyrpHmY?t=7h19m42s
minus-square@futatorius@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 days agoSome use even worse, if YouTube content is any indication.
minus-squaressillyssadasslinkfedilinkEnglish-1•2 days agoBut you think Audible would use those to narrate books?
minus-square@Glytch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 days agoI think an Amazon owned company would actually default to Alexa, who’s voice is equally terrible. Why pay more to develop a better voice?
Did you ever heard a single AI-narrated content that did not make you run away screaming?
You think they’ll be narrating books with Tiktok TTS?
To rephrase my question: where can I listen to an example of good AI spoken content?
First thing that comes to my mind would be Dougdoug. He’s a streamer who messes around with AI a fair bit for funny content, including using AI-generated voices at times.
https://youtu.be/2pbhnyrpHmY?t=7h19m42s
Some use even worse, if YouTube content is any indication.
But you think Audible would use those to narrate books?
I think an Amazon owned company would actually default to Alexa, who’s voice is equally terrible. Why pay more to develop a better voice?
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