‘AI doesn’t know what an orgasm sounds like’: audiobook actors grapple with the rise of robot narrators

As demand for audio content grows, companies are looking for faster – and cheaper – ways to make it

When we think about what makes an audiobook memorable, it’s always the most human moments: a catch in the throat when tears are near, or words spoken through a real smile.

A Melbourne actor and audiobook narrator, Annabelle Tudor, says it’s the instinct we have as storytellers that makes narration such a primal, and precious, skill. “The voice betrays how we’re feeling really easily,” she says.

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