Audible is testing three new AI-powered tools for its audiobook app: Character Guide tracks who is speaking and shows cast details, Interactive Story lets listeners converse within a narrative starting with Dracula, and Visual Explorer surfaces related imagery for context. The features are rolling out in limited beta in the US and UK, with Character Guide already live for 1984 and expanding to Dracula on October 1 and Exoplanet on November 5.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-02
Audible rolled out three AI-powered tools—Interactive Story, Character Guide and Visual Explorer—to add immersive elements to audiobooks. The Interactive Story feature uses generative AI to let listeners converse with characters, such as Renfield from a new Audible Original adaptation of Dracula, with the character assigning a role and reacting to the listener's responses. The features are in beta and rolling out in limited form to US and UK customers.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-02
Audible has launched Character Guide, a new AI-powered feature that identifies who is speaking in real time and offers spoiler-free character and narrator details, starting with its Bram Stoker's Dracula adaptation and also available on 1984. The company says two more AI features, Interactive Story and Visual Explorer, are coming soon, with Interactive Story letting listeners converse with characters like Dracula's Renfield, and Visual Explorer surfacing maps or images tied to key story moments.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-01
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