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CTOnews.com, January 14 (Xinhua) Apple made it clear in its latest support document that the expansion of audiobooks read aloud by AI in its Books app is not to steal the jobs of human readers, but to expand the scale of audiobooks.

"more and more book lovers are listening to audiobooks, but only a small number of books are converted to audio, making millions of books inaccessible," Apple said in its official supporting documents. many creators, especially part-time creators associated with independent creators and small publishers, are unable to create more audiobooks because of production cost and complexity.

CTOnews.com learned in the support documentation that Apple believes that Apple Books's digital narration technology can make it easier for everyone to create audiobooks to meet growing demand by providing listeners with more books.

"the content of digital reading complements audiobooks that humans read professionally, and helps to expand the scale of audiobooks and make more people understand more audiobooks," Apple said. Apple Apple Books still focuses on expanding the scale of human audiobooks, but assists development through AI.

Apple's support documentation goes on to say that there are currently two AI-generated sounds. The adult female's voice is Madison and the adult male's voice is Jackson. Both of them speak American English.

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