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AI Audiobook Narrators in OverDrive and the Issue of Library AI Circulation Policy

by SB Sarah · Oct 21, 2024 at 6:00 am · View all 89 comments

A screenshot of Libro.fm search results showing books from Kate Bold, Fiona Grace, Laura Rise, Rylie Dark and Ava Strong all narrated by scarlett synthesized voice

OverDrive is the company that provides a lot of digital content to libraries. If you’ve borrowed an ebook or an audiobook in Libby,  or read a magazine in Kanopy, that’s OverDrive. It seems there is some AI weirdness with audiobook narration on OverDrive, and the narrator is only part of the story. On Monday, October 14, librarian Robin Bradford posted on Bluesky that she’d purchased an AI audiobook for her library system and she was … Continue reading AI Audiobook Narrators in OverDrive and the Issue of Library AI Circulation Policy →

Links: Horror, Squid Game, & More

by Amanda · Oct 13, 2021 at 2:00 pm · View all 5 comments

Workspace with computer, journal, books, coffee, and glasses.

Hello, friends! I am back in New England! Definitely missed the fall weather and my own damn bed. Linus, my precious monster cat, acknowledged my return for all of 20 seconds. I’ll take it! I so love the food in Austin and had some of the most delicious breakfast tacos. Their food truck “courts” down there are just my kind of jam. Every time I visit, I feel like I get closer and closer to … Continue reading Links: Horror, Squid Game, & More →

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