Audiobooks Narrated by AI Less Popular Than Those by Controversial Author J. K. Rowling
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| Source: Mastodon | Original article
AI-narrated audiobooks are less popular than works by controversial authors. They even trail on piracy websites.
The popularity of AI-narrated audiobooks has hit a new low, with these books being less popular than those by controversial author J.K. Rowling, even on piracy websites. This trend suggests a strong consumer preference for human-narrated audiobooks over those read by artificial intelligence.
As we previously reported, the use of AI in audiobooks has been a topic of debate, with some authors and listeners expressing disappointment with the quality of AI narration. The issue of AI-narrated audiobooks has been discussed on various platforms, including Reddit and Facebook, where users have shared their negative experiences with AI voices that cannot pronounce words properly.
What to watch next is how the audiobook industry will respond to this consumer backlash against AI-narrated books. With the technology behind AI narration continuing to evolve, it remains to be seen whether the industry can improve the quality of AI-narrated audiobooks to make them more appealing to listeners.
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