Project Gutenberg and Microsoft Use AI to Create Thousands of Free Audiobook Classics
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Project Gutenberg and Microsoft created thousands of free audiobooks using AI to generate natural sounding voices.
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The AI can match human voices and adjust pronunciation, pitch, etc. to create pleasing narration.
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Using AI reduced the time needed to produce audiobooks from e-books dramatically.
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The collection has over 5,000 public domain audiobook classics you can listen to through Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc.
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The goal is to make literature more accessible and democratize access to quality audiobooks.
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