An artificial intelligence could narrate your next audiobook.
Spotify will incorporate audiobooks narrated by ElevenLabs' artificial intelligence, and will ensure that these titles have a label that clearly identifies them.
Spotify has announced the integration of audiobooks narrated by artificial intelligence, utilizing ElevenLabs technology. This innovative initiative aims to significantly increase the availability of audiobooks on the streaming platform. The company emphasized that AI narration is a feature that has been highly requested by authors, providing a cost-effective option for those looking to create high-quality audiobooks.
Authors interested in using this technology will need to upload their works to ElevenLabs, where artificial intelligence will generate the narration in 29 languages, allowing complete control over the voice and intonation. It is important to note that the service comes with a cost that ranges from $22 per month for the Creator level to up to $1,320 for the Business level. According to information from a competing startup, average-length audiobooks can take around ten hours.
Once the AI has completed the narration, creators can download the resulting files and subsequently upload them to Spotify's audiobook distribution platform, Findaway Voices. As part of the process, the content will be reviewed by humans to verify its accuracy before it is published on the service. Spotify will ensure that audiobooks narrated by artificial intelligence are clearly labeled, making it easier for users to identify them.
However, concerns persist about whether well-known authors will adopt this new model, as many are reluctant to allow their works to be used to train AI systems. For example, award-winning author John Scalzi has explicitly stated in his contracts that only human voice narration is allowed for his books.
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