The story is in nuances

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Get ready for your next book to be read by software.

It’s part of a growing movement to outsource many previously human functions like art and driving to computers.

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“The consumer can even choose if he or she would like a male or female narrator.”

“Think of Shakespeare’s plays,” tech advisorVaclav Vincaleksaid in an email.

“Actors spend years of classical training to learn how to perform their plays.

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Could AI read the plays the way an actor would?

I don’t think there’s the desire to replace humans, actually.

The objective is to provide the content to the masses in a ‘good enough’ format.

For example, when someone uses Google translate, are the translations ever perfect?

No, they are simply ‘good enough.’

There are also many words and abbreviations that AI needs to know how to pronounce.”

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If AI technology advances, it might replace human narrators, some observers say.

Vincalek said he’s not sure that AI will replace humans in the narration world.

“The privacy concerns will evolve when the AI is trained to mimic specific individuals for nefarious reasons.”