The best practices will probably be somewhere in between.
“Publishing professionals should avoid extreme positions in regard to A.I. I believe we don’t have to opt between a full replacement of the human narration or full rejection of A.I. where A.I. might become a great tool to produce cheaper audiobooks, while the human work keeps being relevant as well” – Carlo Carrenho
That’s from a Buchmesse interview with Carlo Carrenho, who will be Audio Ambassador for the Frankfurt Book Fair again this year.
The whole interview is well worth checking out, not least for the reminder that in Sweden and Norway audiobook consumption is bigger than print.
That’s it for this post. TNPS has been offline for most of the past 10-12 days for the usual range of reasons pertaining to life on the edge of the Sahara desert, but should resume normal service this weekend.