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Audiobook narrators say AI is already taking away business

As PEOPLE brace for the disruptive impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on jobs and everyday living, those in the world of audiobooks say their field is already being transformed.

Wax cylinders were traditionally played on a phonograph, where, similar to a modern record player, a stylus followed grooves in the wax and translated the information into sound.

Preserving wax cylinders that hold audio from a century ago

The first recording, swathed in sheets of distortion, was nonetheless recognisable as a child’s voice – small, nervous, encouraged by his father – wishing a very Merry Christmas to whoever was listeni...