Project Gutenberg Produced 5,000 AI Audiobooks, but How Do They Sound?

Project Gutenberg's AI audiobook project is yet another instance of AI encroaching on the book industry. But how do the audiobooks sound? Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

[ Book Riot | 2023-11-22 11:36:00 UTC ]
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Adams projects confidence standing alone in City Hall

Eric Adams stood alone in City Hall on Tuesday and tried to project confidence in his imperiled mayoralty as he answered in-depth questions for the first time since his federal corruption indictment.Adams was not seated at a table surrounded by his usual phalanx of deputy mayors, and instead... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2024-10-01 19:47:39 UTC ]
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AI could be an existential threat to publishers – that’s why Mumsnet is fighting back | Justine Roberts

There is nothing wrong with mining content for data, but it has to be properly regulated and creators must be compensatedJustine Roberts is the CEO of MumsnetAfter nearly 25 years as a founder of Mumsnet, I considered myself pretty unshockable when it came to the workings of big tech. But my jaw... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-09-28 07:00:09 UTC ]
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The art of negotiating AI deals, according to Time COO Mark Howard

Time's chief operating officer took the stage at the Digiday Publishing Summit to share how he evaluates deals with AI companies. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2024-09-27 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Samsung's Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra and Galaxy Tab S10+ are tablets built for AI

Samsung is once again expanding its tablet lineup, and this time, the company is doing so with AI at the forefront. Today, Samsung revealed the Galaxy Tab S10 series, two models that it says are "built with AI enhancements available right out of the box." The 14.6-inch Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra and... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-09-26 16:26:33 UTC ]
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HP printers apparently have AI now, because of course they do

The technology industry over the last few years has felt a lot like an episode of the original Power Rangers: It’s AI, AI, AI. Artificial intelligence already had a nebulous and inconsistent definition here in the real world (almost everything we’re calling “AI” now is machine learning,... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2024-09-26 13:46:31 UTC ]
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Lionsgate signs a deal with the devil (an AI startup)

Remember when the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and SAG-AFTRA went on strike for months, in great part to get protections against AI? Well, while they did get some stipulations in there, it's not stopping AI from coming to Hollywood anyways. Lionsgate, the studio behind the John Wick and Hunger... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-09-18 15:10:46 UTC ]
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International Audiobook Publishers See More Growth Ahead

The inaugural International Summit of Audio Publishers held September 10 in New York City drew 137 participants who discussed current market conditions, the impact of AI, and what is coming next for the booming industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Are novelists who worry about the rise of AI really ‘classist and ableist’? | Arwa Mahdawi

An international writing organisation appeared to greenlight the use of AI, prompting anger, the resignation of four board members and an entire creative community to ask: ‘What?!’Please spare a thought for artificial intelligence (AI). It may not have feelings yet but, if it did, it would feel... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-09-11 10:00:07 UTC ]
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How Does a Graphic Novel Become an Audiobook?

Translating image to sound is a difficult task, but a necessary one for some readers. The team behind the audiobook adaptation of Darrin Bell's acclaimed 2023 graphic novel 'The Talk' explains how it's done. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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ACX Testing AI Program to Replicate Narrators Voices

Under the initiative, narrators will be able submit a sample voice recording for free to ACX, which will turn it into a replica of the participant’s own voice. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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New YA Book Releases, September 5, 2024

There are over 40 new YA books hitting shelves this week. Dive into some of the best of the best! Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-09-05 14:00:00 UTC ]
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Lit Hub Daily: September 5, 2024

“I’ve never felt the presence of my own death so close to me,” writes Nahil Mohana while chronicling the toll of living with endless displacement and fear in Gaza. | Lit Hub Memoir Shannon Bowring asks, “How do you create a written world that honors the spirit of the place that inspired it while... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-09-05 10:30:24 UTC ]
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Wiley Wraps Up Divestiture Program, Looks at AI Opportunities

The company it has completed the sale of three companies and saw gains from recent AI partnerships in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, with CEO Matthew Kissner promising that Wiley is prepared to "move decisively on AI opportunities." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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ABC chair quotes JD Vance memoir as he sounds alarm on media future

Giving the Monash Oration in Sydney, Kim Williams says truth and democracy suffers every time a job in journalism is cut Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe chair of the ABC has quoted the memoir of US vice-presidential candidate JD Vance while discussing the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-09-04 11:02:26 UTC ]
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IPA’s Congress Countdown: The 1,000 Actions Campaign for the SDGs

Ahead of its congress, the International Publishers Association opens a '1,000 Actions' campaign for the Sustainable Development Goals. The post IPA’s Congress Countdown: The 1,000 Actions Campaign for the SDGs appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-08-29 21:08:16 UTC ]
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This startup wants to be the iTunes of AI content licensing

TollBit The 28-year-old founders of TollBit, a New York-based startup that is all of six months old, think we’re living in the “Napster days” of AI. Just like people of a certain generation downloaded digital music, companies are ripping off vast swaths of the internet without paying the rights... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-08-23 16:29:42 UTC ]
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AI startup Anthropic gets sued on allegations of ‘large-scale theft’

Book authors Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, and Kirk Wallace Johnson are accusing Anthropic of copyright infringement. A group of authors is suing artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, alleging it committed “large-scale theft” in training its popular chatbot Claude on pirated copies of... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2024-08-20 12:37:17 UTC ]
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Authors Sue AI Firm Anthropic for Copyright Infringement

The complaint accuses Anthropic of using a dataset dubbed “the Pile,” which allegedly includes a trove of pirated works, to develop its Claude AI product. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A study on AI motivates PHD to create generative publishing platform to guide Omnicom clients

The study fits into a broader initiative by the media agency to become a hub of learning and experimentation around gen AI that’s accessible to all Omnicom clients (not just PHD or OMG) as well as the general public.  Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2024-08-15 04:01:00 UTC ]
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The US National Book Foundation Issues $350,000 in Grants

The Hawthornden Foundation has made possible these grants going to 49 nonprofit programs serving readers and writers. The post The US National Book Foundation Issues $350,000 in Grants appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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