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Why isn't everyone talking about AI generated audiobooks? (reddthat.com)

submitted 1 year ago by PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I just listened to this AI generated audiobook and if it didn't say it was AI, I'd have thought it was human-made. It has different voices, dramatization, sound effects... The last I'd heard about this tech was a post saying Stephen Fry's voice was stolen and replicated by AI. But since then, nothing, even though it's clearly advanced incredibly fast. You'd expect more buzz for something that went from detectable as AI to indistinguishable from humans so quickly. How is it that no one is talking about AI generated audiobooks and their rapid improvement? This seems like a huge deal to me.

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[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Audiobooks are offputting to me and I strongly prefer to read text, but this seems like a great thing overall for making books more accessible to people. More people experiencing a wider range of books is good.

[–] Zikeji@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

Audiobooks have been a great coping mechanism for my ADHD, they've also made me a better driver.

For the latter, if I listen to my music I definitely feel a bit more aggressive, whereas if it's an audiobook (and I've given myself sufficient room), I'm much more forgiving.

For the former, I can mix them with menial tasks and it makes them so much more doable.