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Why isn't everyone talking about AI generated audiobooks?
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this post was submitted on 11 Nov 2023
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I listen to a lot of audiobooks too, but I wouldn't listen to something like this.
Have you listened to the one OP posted? After a minute I'm sleeping. There's no emotion, no tension, nothing.
I can't stress enough how bad OP's sounds. Sure, it sounds natural when compared to what technology was capable of some time ago, but it's dead inside.
Good voice actors bring a book alive. This doesn't.
I hadn't actually when I originally wrote this comment as I wasn't somewhere that I could listen to audio (without being an obnoxious cunt and I won't be one of those people even if the majority of people seem to be OK with it xD)
However I would agree, I couldn't listen to a whole book with this monotonous drone of a voice, however like you said compared to what was produced by voice to text type systems of the past this is miles ahead and I certainly look forward to the technology progressing to a point where it is listenable for me.
I agree with good voice actors being essential for enjoyment, I think that is one of the reasons I fell in love with graphic audio productions over the last couple of years.