> I think calling this art is a stretch, as they usually aren’t the author. I can't even remotely agree. Narrating a book is absolutely an art. Listen to a bo

> I think calling this art is a stretch, as they usually aren’t the author. I can't even remotely agree. Narrating a book is absolutely an art. Listen to a book narrated by Stephen Fry, and all other books will sound awful. Considerable care and craft goes into a well-read book. But this is why I'm actually excited about good TTS tools. Not because I want to displace Stephen Fry, but because there are so many books read by awful narrators and something like ElevenReader would be a huge step up in quality. I share the parent commenter's concerns about the displacement of artists, but I'm less convinced that TTS tools are a net negative.