Audible unveils plans to use AI narration for audiobooks in a bid to "bring more stories to life"

Audible unveils plans to use AI narration for audiobooks in a bid to "bring more stories to life" - PC Guide

With AI becoming a part of more and more software, Audible has joined the trend by using AI technology to narrate audiobooks.

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TL;DR: Amazon’s Audible is tapping into its AI chops to churn out more audiobooks faster. Starting now, select publishers can either hand over their titles for Audible-managed AI narration or grab a self-service toolkit, choosing from 100+ AI voices across English, Spanish, French and Italian (complete with accents and dialects). Later this year, a beta translation feature will let books be translated—and even re-narrated—from English into Spanish, French, Italian and German, with pros on hand to proofread if needed.

Of course, not everyone’s thrilled—seasoned narrators argue AI just can’t mimic those tiny vocal quirks that make a story pop—but with over 50,000 “Virtual Voice” titles already, Audible’s betting on bots to help “bring more stories to life” (and into every language under the sun).