I have mixed feelings about this.

Apple quietly launches a catalog of #books narrated by #AI on its Books app, in a move that publishers, authors, and agents warn may upend the #audiobook market.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jan/04/apple-artificial-intelligence-ai-audiobooks

#Bookstodon

Death of the narrator? Apple unveils suite of AI-voiced audiobooks

Exclusive: tech firm quietly launches new audiobook catalogue narrated by AI – but move expected to spark backlash

The Guardian
@ppatel I personally feel like this is a good thing, since wouldn't it mean that there could be more audio books?