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Audible to launch AI-powered interactive stories and visual aids

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Audible is introducing "Interactive Stories," a new feature that uses generative AI to allow listeners to converse with characters within audiobooks. The initial offering will be based on Bram Stoker's Dracula, enabling users to interact with the character Renfield. The company also plans to launch a "Character Guide" for real-time speaker identification and a "Visual Explorer" tool to provide contextual imagery during playback, with these features rolling out as beta releases starting this fall. AI

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Audible to launch AI-powered interactive stories and visual aids

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  1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Lawrence Bonk) ·

    Audible thinks you want to have an AI-generated conversation with Dracula's beleaguered servant

    The platform is rolling out "Interactive Stories" starting with Bram Stoker's classic.

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