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“Introducing AI-Powered Audiobooks of Rational Fiction Classics” by Askwho


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(ElevenLabs reading of this post, if anyone can tell me how to embed the audio into Lesswrong I'd appreciate it)

I'm excited to share a project I've been working on that I think many in the Lesswrong community will appreciate - converting some rational fiction into high-quality audiobooks using cutting-edge AI voice technology from ElevenLabs, under the name "Askwho Casts AI".

The keystone of this project is an audiobook version of Planecrash (AKA Project Lawful), the epic glowfic authored by Eliezer Yudkowsky and Lintamande. Given the scope and scale of this work, with its large cast of characters, I'm using ElevenLabs to give each character their own distinct voice. It's a labor of love to convert this audiobook version of this story, and I hope if anyone has bounced off it before, this might be a more accessible version.

Alongside Planecrash, I'm also working on audiobook [...]

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First published:

May 4th, 2024

Source:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/W7estof3P7JgBKWrN/introducing-ai-powered-audiobooks-of-rational-fiction

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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