return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoAudible unveils plans to use AI voices to narrate audiobookswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square177fedilinkarrow-up1368arrow-down118
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minus-squaressillyssadass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·1 day agoYou think they’ll be narrating books with Tiktok TTS?
minus-squareKornblumenratte@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoTo rephrase my question: where can I listen to an example of good AI spoken content?
minus-squaressillyssadass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 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-squarefutatorius@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoSome use even worse, if YouTube content is any indication.
minus-squaressillyssadass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 day agoBut you think Audible would use those to narrate books?
minus-squareGlytch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day 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?
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?