The Traitor, a Detective and Spy Story by Somerset Maugham

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  • Опубліковано 28 жов 2024

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  • @ginamori4970
    @ginamori4970 4 години тому

    Ive been listening to these all to pass the time, they are interesting reeds.
    Im glad so many reader's like stories with twits and turns.
    It beats the mudane of a paint by number's existence for some folk's lives.
    Wonderful folklore! ❤

  • @mataform
    @mataform 4 місяці тому +43

    I am an actress and I am truly dismayed that Ai is doing our jobs for us when we have worked hard to train, often struggle to make enough money to continue and do every other jobs, to have our livelihood removed and not done very well by AI. There is no real feel to this and the voice becomes robotic and flat in part. But I love Maugham's stories nevertheless.

    • @neuralsurfer
      @neuralsurfer  4 місяці тому +6

      I understand but these are real people who contributed and have had their voices augmented for scale. Also thousands of dollars are spent out of pocket for such. No one is used who didn’t consciously submit.

    • @eshiestrik2756
      @eshiestrik2756 4 місяці тому +2

      There is no way that this was AI! There is far too much expression and warnth in the voice.
      AI is emotionless and doesn't have the flow of words that this Reader has. Pronunciation, punctuation and annunciation is read in the right places, and his English grammar perfect! ❤

    • @unigweobinna4627
      @unigweobinna4627 4 місяці тому

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    • @ruthojen
      @ruthojen 4 місяці тому +4

      I am just saying, although I enjoy listening to the stories I find mutilation of words in English, German and Italian demoralizing, where a true human would take the time to pronounce them correctly. I do notice that you’ve changed the volume in the pitch occasionally to create a more confidential reader to listener vibe. It is what it is they are OK they would be better with a human doing it. This is where AI is right now.

    • @AriaSuperBass
      @AriaSuperBass 3 місяці тому +2

      ​@@eshiestrik2756
      ​Apparently, they clone actual human voices to use in these stories. So, a real person's voice,but not read by a human!

  • @arneashbee7514
    @arneashbee7514 2 місяці тому +4

    There is a TV film called The Traitor, 1959 with Mai Zetterling, Donald Pleasance, which is adapted directly from the book. Haven’t watched it yet though.

  • @NannyOggins
    @NannyOggins 4 місяці тому +25

    interesting story. I dislike the AI because of the weird stresses and sentence breaks but its a free book so we have to endure it.

    • @eshiestrik2756
      @eshiestrik2756 4 місяці тому +2

      There is no way that this was AI! There is far too much expression and warnth in the voice.
      AI is emotionless and doesn't have the flow of words that this Reader has. Pronunciation, punctuation and annunciation is read in the right places, and his English grammar perfect! ❤

    • @gaylebabcock2728
      @gaylebabcock2728 2 місяці тому

      Ppl😊​@@eshiestrik2756

  • @brendabiffibaldovino8306
    @brendabiffibaldovino8306 4 місяці тому +4

    Thank you very much for sharing 💙💙💙

  • @ainternet239
    @ainternet239 5 місяців тому +14

    It’s a shame that hardly anyone writes prose of this quality anymore

  • @novascheller5957
    @novascheller5957 4 місяці тому +3

    I love how stark and simple Maugham’s endings are.

  • @deosiewilson732
    @deosiewilson732 3 місяці тому +1

    Well read ......good voice ..... thanks for the story...🎉🎉

    • @ballyhoo48
      @ballyhoo48 2 місяці тому

      Its a bloody computer

  • @AlgorithmEngagementEntity
    @AlgorithmEngagementEntity 5 місяців тому +9

    Brilliantly shared.

  • @harbinger2838
    @harbinger2838 5 місяців тому +6

    A superb story.

  • @Buce-ku9vx
    @Buce-ku9vx 5 місяців тому +4

    Love the graphics! Thanks

  • @annemaxwell9975
    @annemaxwell9975 5 місяців тому +35

    Great stories. Just realised read by AI. German pronounced as, with a G for golf and Ally pronounced as in Alley! Lol

    • @ibdalia69
      @ibdalia69 5 місяців тому +13

      Thank you, I don't do AI, I believe in payment for humans.

    • @LulasSong
      @LulasSong 5 місяців тому +4

      ​@@ibdalia69
      ♥️♥️♥️

    • @guidofaria6721
      @guidofaria6721 4 місяці тому +3

      That's why I found something strange at times. Lol

    • @eshiestrik2756
      @eshiestrik2756 4 місяці тому +2

      There is no way that this was AI! There is far too much expression and warnth in the voice.
      AI is emotionless and doesn't have the flow of words that this Reader has. Pronunciation, punctuation and annunciation is read in the right places, and his English grammar perfect! ❤

    • @stevecharman8420
      @stevecharman8420 4 місяці тому +2

      Yes, certainly AI but fairly good. It gets very ragged around the 26:34 mark. However it's ridiculous for people to complain about the non-payment of a human to read when they're getting a free service.

  • @lindarodman5014
    @lindarodman5014 4 місяці тому +5

    Delighted with the stories, curious about why AI. No starving actors about there?

    • @neuralsurfer
      @neuralsurfer  4 місяці тому +2

      Every voice here is a real person who has authorized their use via augmentation.

    • @eshiestrik2756
      @eshiestrik2756 4 місяці тому +1

      There is no way that this was AI! There is far too much expression and warnth in the voice.
      AI is emotionless and doesn't have the flow of words that this Reader has. Pronunciation, punctuation and annunciation is read in the right places, and his English grammar perfect! ❤

    • @rachelkosbar7111
      @rachelkosbar7111 2 місяці тому

      ​@@eshiestrik2756above you will find the account itself confirming this is AI. Newer AI uses the voices of real actors. It takes hours of audio from people, who are paid scale for that time at least, and then modulates it to make it feel mostly natural in the reading of new texts. Hence the very odd mispronunciations of some words and the misuse of certain homonyms in their context. It mostly works, I suppose, but is insidious in that it can get even you to come to it's defence despite the account confirming it's use.
      It truly doesn't work for some authors I will say. Listed to Hemingway on here. The last of proper feeling in the AI reading truly makes his repetitive style of writing feels like your reading a middle schooler's writing. I guess I've never been a huge Hemingway fan, but the reading of Big Two-Hearted River was just awful!

  • @Grace.allovertheplace
    @Grace.allovertheplace 5 місяців тому +4

    Thank you 🙏

  • @ginagabriel2613
    @ginagabriel2613 3 місяці тому +2

    👏👏👏🙏💕

  • @judithtrigg1694
    @judithtrigg1694 5 місяців тому +2

    Loved the hitchcock film.thank you for this.

    • @lauragranger9813
      @lauragranger9813 4 місяці тому +1

      which hitchcock was this?

    • @judithtrigg1694
      @judithtrigg1694 4 місяці тому

      Secret agent starring John Gielgud and Peter lore.​@@lauragranger9813

  • @kunnakunna1508
    @kunnakunna1508 3 місяці тому

    The eerie howl of the dog marks the end of his master .l feel sad for the dog.Sad story .

  • @eshiestrik2756
    @eshiestrik2756 4 місяці тому +3

    For all those stating that the narration is AI, without proof and maybe not listening all the way through, IT IS NOT AI!!!
    There is no way that this was AI!
    There is far too much expression and warnth in the voice.
    THE narrator has the required flow of words that this person has.
    His pronunciation, punctuation and annunciation is read in the right places, and his English accent and ENGLISH grammar is perfect! That is what makes it such an interesting story ❤

    • @irissustainableplanning6713
      @irissustainableplanning6713 4 місяці тому +3

      As an English person, I assure you that no English person prounounces Ally as Ali.

    • @stevecharman8420
      @stevecharman8420 4 місяці тому +1

      Heaven knows why you're insisting it's a human voice when it's so obviously not (can't you hear all those glitches?). Nevertheless, we're all here listening so obviously the AI voice doesn't put us off.

    • @carolthomas8528
      @carolthomas8528 4 місяці тому +3

      Of course his grammar is perfect - he’s “reading” Somerset Maugham ‘s words QED ! The voice is expressionless and much pronunciation and intonation is totally wrong .

    • @carolthomas8528
      @carolthomas8528 4 місяці тому +3

      @@stevecharman8420 You’re absolutely right . Nowhere else can I find such a comprehensive collection of these stories so it’s Hobson’s Choice isn’t it ?

    • @VickersDoorter
      @VickersDoorter 4 місяці тому +6

      @eshiestrik2756 - Take the time to read the channel description. It explains the use of AI augmented human voices and that they pay $1000 a month to use it. It is pretty good nontheless, even if the intonation and metre is a bit duff on occasion. There are also giveaways such as pronouncing Basel "Bars-le", ally "Alley" and Cuckoo "Coo-coo". No reasonably-educated native English speaker would make those errors.

  • @margaretcook560
    @margaretcook560 5 місяців тому +20

    There is no expression in this narration. Is it AI?

    • @ibdalia69
      @ibdalia69 5 місяців тому +4

      Yes

    • @paulaeppley3569
      @paulaeppley3569 5 місяців тому +4

      @@ibdalia69I can’t stand AI. 😡

    • @ibdalia69
      @ibdalia69 5 місяців тому +6

      @@paulaeppley3569 I now say that I am leaving becausr of AI.....apart fron nauseating delivery I believe a HUMAN (remember them) shoud have a paying job...otherwise we will all be reduntant .🤔😘

    • @eshiestrik2756
      @eshiestrik2756 4 місяці тому +3

      What are you talking about? There is heaps of expression!
      IT IS NOT AI!!!
      There is no way that this was AI!
      There is far too much expression and warnth in the voice.
      The narrator has the required flow of words that this person has.
      His pronunciation, punctuation and annunciation is read in the right places, and his English accent and ENGLISH grammar is perfect! That is what makes it such an interesting story ❤

    • @VickersDoorter
      @VickersDoorter 4 місяці тому

      @@eshiestrik2756 So Cuckoo pronounced as Coo-coo, ally as alley and German as gerr-man? What kind of perfect English is that?

  • @ginagabriel2613
    @ginagabriel2613 3 місяці тому +1

    🙏🙏🙏🙏👏💕

  • @paulleverton9569
    @paulleverton9569 4 місяці тому

    Fantastic writing, and pretty good narration. W Somerset Maugham begat Graham Greene, and Graham Greene begat John le Carre.
    To be perfectly frank, there's no one stepping up to fill the shoes left empty by the death of John le Carre.
    Mick Herron writes entertaining books but lacks the storytelling ability of the young Frederick Forsythe or le Carre's examination of human motives
    Tom Rob Smith was recommended to me so I read CHILD 44. Poorly written plagiarism (THE KILLER DEPARTMENT/CITIZEN X) with plot holes that infants could spot. Total gimmick.

    • @pdavis55
      @pdavis55 4 місяці тому

      It has been stated that not only Graham Greene (a great writer), Ian Fleming owes W. Somerset Maugham as well. Indeed R reminds me of M.

  • @dqvu5591
    @dqvu5591 5 місяців тому +1

    Who is the narrator please!

    • @paperback10
      @paperback10 5 місяців тому +2

      AI

    • @ibdalia69
      @ibdalia69 5 місяців тому

      If you liked it I hope your way of life is taken over by ai....with respect.

    • @eshiestrik2756
      @eshiestrik2756 4 місяці тому +1

      ​@@paperback10
      There is no way that this was AI! There is far too much expression and warnth in the voice.
      AI is emotionless and doesn't have the flow of words that this Reader has. Pronunciation, punctuation and annunciation is read in the right places, and his English grammar perfect! ❤

    • @paperback10
      @paperback10 4 місяці тому

      @@eshiestrik2756 it is AI

    • @MND139
      @MND139 4 місяці тому

      @@eshiestrik2756 Read the description, he tells you all about it!

  • @loridunstan1129
    @loridunstan1129 2 місяці тому

    So digital 😔

  • @carolhill9934
    @carolhill9934 4 місяці тому

    Very greasy

  • @LocutorBritanico
    @LocutorBritanico 4 місяці тому

    AI load of rubbish.