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40,000 AI-narrated audiobooks flood Audible, dividing authors and listeners

TechSpot

Since announcing a beta tool last year allowing self-published authors to generate AI "virtual voice" narrations for their ebooks, over 40,000 AI-narrated titles have flooded onto Audible, Amazon's audiobook platform. Read Entire Article

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7 Tips for Standout Nonprofit Website Content in the Age of AI

Nonprofit Tech for Good

However, there’s a great opportunity to stand out simply by having a distinctive human voice. How can nonprofits deliver genuinely valuable, well-crafted content that features a human voice, while taking advantage of the efficiencies offered by AI? Even better, develop a bit of a distinctive voice.

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5 signs you’re being talked over in meetings, and how to stop it for good

Fast Company Tech

Here are five signs youre being talked over in meetings, plus practical strategies to reclaim your voice and authority. What to do: Keep a strong, clear voice. You can also enlist allies ahead of time to support your points, creating an environment where your voice is heard the first time. Start with awareness.

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The Netflix film adaptation of Keanu Reeves’ BRZRKR now has its director

Engadget

Netflix first announced plans to create both a live-action movie and an anime based on BRZRKR back in 2021, with Reeves starring in the former and returning to voice his character in the animated show. In the meantime, Reeves and author China Miville dove back into the BRZRKR lore with The Book of Elsewhere , which was released last year.

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Voice actors lament Apple's misuse of their work for AI training

TechSpot

Apple promised to bring innovation, quality and money to the audio books marketplace with a new catalog of titles created with AI-based voices. However, the Cupertino giant has now been accused of using real voice recordings with no proper authorization from the original performers. Read Entire Article

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Authors are losing their patience with AI, part 349235

TechCrunch

Many authors — including Young Adult powerhouse Maureen Johnson and “Little Fires Everywhere” author Celeste Ng — spoke out against Prosecraft for training a model on their books without consent. Though Smith apologized, authors remain exasperated. “Style is style! . “Style is style!”

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Meet the creators who bait scammers for fun and profit

Mashable Tech

In 2019, another LA resident — musician and voice actor Rosie Okumura — decided she'd chase down a scammer who bilked her mother out of $500 via a Windows pop-up window on her PC. Okumura still favors the simple home-based style, where the humor comes from her wasting scammers' time via voice acting. and abroad.

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