Surprise: Many People Prefer AI Audiobooks, New Study Finds

Variety reports on a new study suggesting more people prefer AI-narrated audiobooks than might have been expected. Research by Edison Research and SSRS, commissioned by Spoken, an AI audiobook company, found higher favorability ratings for the company's multi-voice productions compared to human-narrated alternatives. This comes as a surprise given earlier backlash around Michael Caine's AI-generated version of Homer's Odyssey, though the data suggests at least some listeners now favor synthetic narration.

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