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Why isn't everyone talking about AI generated audiobooks? (reddthat.com)

submitted 9 months ago by PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I just listened to this AI generated audiobook and if it didn't say it was AI, I'd have thought it was human-made. It has different voices, dramatization, sound effects... The last I'd heard about this tech was a post saying Stephen Fry's voice was stolen and replicated by AI. But since then, nothing, even though it's clearly advanced incredibly fast. You'd expect more buzz for something that went from detectable as AI to indistinguishable from humans so quickly. How is it that no one is talking about AI generated audiobooks and their rapid improvement? This seems like a huge deal to me.

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[–] simple@lemm.ee 117 points 9 months ago (10 children)

A lot of people just aren't aware of how fast AI is moving. AI voices were pretty meh earlier this year. A lot of people working on the audiobook/voice acting scene have been talking about this though.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 40 points 9 months ago (9 children)

I recommend everyone to check the YouTube channel "two minute papers" who have being doing videos about papers on AI for the last 10 years on so to see the accelerated progress AI have. Like 5 years ago those images generating AI looked like LSD infused dreams and now they look almost perfect.

[–] Magrath@lemmy.ca 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I wish I could watch his videos but the way he talks is awful. It's like some exaggerated evolution of YouTube talk.

[–] Liempong_pagong@beehaw.org 1 points 9 months ago

It's great to be alive!

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