Overview

• Audible has partnered with select publishers to convert print and e-books into AI-narrated audiobooks, aiming to close the gap in audio availability.
• Over 100 AI-generated voices in English, French, Spanish, and Italian are now available, offering multiple accents and dialects for publishers to choose from.
• The platform plans to launch a beta AI translation feature later this year, supporting text-to-text and speech-to-speech translations in several languages.
• More than 60,000 self-published titles on Audible are now narrated by AI-generated voices, marking significant growth from last year.
• Critics raise concerns about the impact of AI narration on artistic quality, creative labor, and transparency within the audiobook industry.