Opinion: AI voices for audiobooks is a strange new trend


The AI voice can record a book in a fraction of the time as an actual human, at a fraction of the cost, which drops the price from more than US$10,000 (RM42,465) to US$2,000 (RM8,493) or less, Publishers Weekly reported. — Image by Racool_studio on Freepik

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One of the joys of being read aloud to is listening to the voice of the person reading. If it's someone you know and love, the experience is filled with warmth and affection.

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