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Audible unveils plans to use AI voices to narrate audiobooks (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 27 points 1 year ago (1 child)

That depends entirely on how profitable it is and how much they can get authors onboard.

I do agree that a good narrator delivers a performance that adds the work. James Marster will always be Harry Dresden in my head.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    That depends entirely on how profitable it is and how much they can get authors onboard.

    A. Anything can be profitable when the cost to generation will be counted in singles of dollars instead of multiple thousands for a good narrator. They don't even have to sell many to turn a profit too.

    B. You think authors are going to have a choice? Lmfao. It's the publishers that hold any real power and they will jump all over everyone's IP with AI slop to make an extra three cents.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    It’s the publishers that hold any real power

    It might be time to finally change that, especially considering what a piss poor job they have been doing for decades at their own part of the production of media.

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  • [+] -7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Your view seems to be hyper focused on the most pessimistic way of interpreting things. Are you doing OK? Seriously, I know how easy it is for everything going on to overwhelm you with negativity. How are you doing?

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Maybe this is a culture clash thing, but FWIW, to me your post comes across as incredibly condesending asking a total stranger about their mental helth and implying its bad like you were their close friend.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I find the constant stream of people hyper focused on the worst possible outcome tiresome and frustrating. But instead of responding with that, I intentionally tried to express compassion and concern for a complete stranger. But because this is the Internet, naturally people interpret my actions with the worst possible intent.

    That being said, how are you doing? Have anything fun you are looking forward to?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    So despite me giving my opinion that that style of posting seems (to me) to be condesending you decided to apply that same style of message, which i just said I thought was invasive, to me?

    I get you think you are being nice but trying to force unearned intimacy comes off as creepy.

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