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by jcon321 1007 days ago
This is cool. Narration of audio books is a time consuming process! I agree with some of these comments here about how AI narration can sound robotic though and may not be too pleasant to listen to.

However, for anyone who is, or knows a family member/friend with a certified disability, or is a veteran, there is a free program to listen to a vast collection of audio books (with real narration) provided by the US Government. Check out https://www.loc.gov/nls/ (Braille material too!)

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>I agree with some of these comments here about how AI narration can sound robotic though and may not be too pleasant to listen to.

I have encountered readers on librivox with such terrible pronunciation that following the story was rather difficult. on the other hand, a robotic voice could work well on some cyberpunk material