Cat@ponder.cat to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoSpotify begins accepting AI-narrated audiobooks recorded using ElevenLabs' software; Spotify already allows AI-recorded audiobooks, with several restrictions.elevenlabs.ioexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down16
arrow-up131arrow-down1external-linkSpotify begins accepting AI-narrated audiobooks recorded using ElevenLabs' software; Spotify already allows AI-recorded audiobooks, with several restrictions.elevenlabs.ioCat@ponder.cat to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareCosmoNova@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·24 hours agoSo rather than finally adding basic functionality for audibooks, which the app desperately needs, they’ll bloat their numbers with slop instead. But Spotify has always handled audiobooks exceptionally poorly so this is very on brand I guess.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoSpotify would have to pay for added functionality. AI slop comes for free.
So rather than finally adding basic functionality for audibooks, which the app desperately needs, they’ll bloat their numbers with slop instead. But Spotify has always handled audiobooks exceptionally poorly so this is very on brand I guess.
Spotify would have to pay for added functionality. AI slop comes for free.