Apple's new AI-narrated audiobooks are supposed to be 'natural sounding' but critics say they're 'not what customers want to listen to'

Jan 9 2023 by Business Insider

 
Screenshot of Apple Books app notifying readers that the audiobook they selected features an AI-generated narrator called "Madison."

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Apple quietly launched dozens of audiobooks narrated by AI-generated digital voices. The voices, "Jackson" and "Madison" narrate dozens of audiobook titles on the Books app. Critics say the voices lack nuances that humans have and aren't "what customers want to listen to."

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