AI Melania Will Narrate the Audiobook of Her Memoir

First lady Melania Trump’s 2024 self-titled memoir will represent the “future of publishing,” she said, announcing that an audiobook of her memoir would be narrated by an AI-generated replica of her voice. Trump unveiled “Melania: The Audiobook” via X, proclaiming it as “A NEW ERA IN PUBLISHING.” In an attached promotional clip, the narrator declares, “My story. My perspective. The truth.” The seven-hour audiobook can be found on Trump’s personal website. Software company ElevenLabs created the AI narration for Trump’s audiobook. Despite only launching in 2022, ElevenLabs’ voice synthesis technology has fueled multiple controversies after 4Chan users easily generated deep fake celebrities to spout hateful content and a nightmarish harassment campaign targeted actual voice actors. Since then, the company says it has tightened things up so you can only clone your own voice. Per Newsmax, Melania Trump said that ElevenLabs’ developed its replica “under my strict supervision” and it will ... Read full article.