The US-only beta test is limited to a “small group of narrators.” | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Amazon will begin inviting a small group of Audible narrators to train AI-generated voice clones of themselves this week, with the aim of speeding up audiobook production for the platform. The US-only beta test was announced on Audible’s creator marketplace and will be extended to rights holders like authors, agents, and publishers “later this year,” according to Amazon.
“There is a vast catalog of books that does not yet exist in audio and as we explore ways to bring more books to life on Audi...
