![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Under each title’s “Publisher Description” it reads: “This is an Apple Books audiobook narrated by a digital voice based on a human narrator.” The AI-generated narrations are respectively in what the organisation calls “soprano” and “baritone” voices.Īpple’s website reads: “More and more book lovers are listening to audiobooks, yet only a fraction of books are converted to audio – leaving millions of titles unheard. The majority of the listings appear to be audiobook versions of self-published books. Now, a search of the Apple Books platform of “AI narration” reveals a number of titles including Chasing Rainbows by Mona Ingram, Dark Water by Evan Graver and Easter in Edinburgh by Stephanie Taylor. Apple has launched a raft of audiobooks narrated by artificial intelligence to its Apple Books platform, but maintains it “remains committed to celebrating and showcasing the magic of human narration”.Īccording to The Guardian, which said the tech giant had “quietly” uploaded the text-to-speech content in “an attempt to upend the lucrative and fast-growing audiobook market”, Apple was due to launch the project in mid-November, but delayed it. ![]()
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