{"id":8513,"date":"2023-01-05T07:38:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T06:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/05\/why-ai-audiobook-narrators-could-win-over-some-authors-and-readers-despite-the-vocal-bumps\/"},"modified":"2023-01-05T07:38:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T06:38:04","slug":"why-ai-audiobook-narrators-could-win-over-some-authors-and-readers-despite-the-vocal-bumps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/05\/why-ai-audiobook-narrators-could-win-over-some-authors-and-readers-despite-the-vocal-bumps\/","title":{"rendered":"Why AI audiobook narrators could win over some authors and readers, despite the vocal bumps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple and Google\u2019s AI turn in a booming market may sound less than human and raise the ire of voiceover actors, but it has cost benefits<\/p>\n

For the first few seconds, the narrator of Kristen Ethridge\u2019s new romance audiobook, Shelter from the Storm<\/a>, sounds like a human being. The voice is light and carefully enunciated, with the slow pacing of any audiobook narrator, as it begins: \u201cThere\u2019s a storm coming, and her name is Hope.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then, something about the pacing of the words grates on the ear. It\u2019s a little too regular, even robotic. \u201cI know that sounds a little crazy,\u201d the breathy voice continues, grinding out the words. \u201cThat something so destructive could be labeled with such a peaceful name.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nApple and Google\u2019s AI turn in a booming market may sound less than human and raise the ire of voiceover actors, but it has cost benefits
\nFor the first few seconds, the narrator of Kristen Ethridge\u2019s new romance audiobook, Shelter from the Storm, sounds like a human being. The voice is light and carefully enunciated, with the slow pacing of any audiobook narrator, as it begins: \u201cThere\u2019s a storm coming, and her name is Hope.\u201d
\nThen, something about the pacing of the words grates on the ear. It\u2019s a little too regular, even robotic. \u201cI know that sounds a little crazy,\u201d the breathy voice continues, grinding out the words. \u201cThat something so destructive could be labeled with such a peaceful name.\u201d Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Apple and Google\u2019s AI turn in a booming market may sound less than human and raise the ire of voiceover actors, but it has cost benefits For the first few seconds, the narrator of Kristen Ethridge\u2019s new romance audiobook, Shelter from the Storm, sounds like a human being. The voice is light and carefully enunciated, …<\/p>\n

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