Excellent narration, Jason. I am a retired English teacher. I can not tolerate most narrators. That Librivox bunch are the worst! You are a treasure and blessing to my heart! ❤
Actually, I believe this to be AI. Very pleasant voice but often odd, and to me at least, often unconvincing inflections that fail to match the sense of the dialogue.
'Jason Fraser' is an AI voice trained on Hugh Fraser. Librivox narrators are human volunteers who give a great deal of their time to narrate classics for all to enjoy free. Some are excellent.
@dorothywillis1 AI narration is advancing so rapidly, it's getting harder to tell. The most telling sign is incorrect inflection (variation in pitch, tone, and volume of the voice). Inflection is the main way English speakers convey meaning, emotion and depth, so this is the biggest challenge for AI. Context defines our inflection. For example, the following all have different meanings. Sarah wasn't speeding in MY car! Sarah wasn't SPEEDING in my car! Sarah WASN'T speeding in my car! SARAH wasn't speeding in my car! From the surrounding story, we would quickly choose one of these correctly, but AI can't do that. That's just a simple example, but inflection changes most sentences. And this is what AI is not yet good at. It chooses the obvious, and often that's right, but we notice when it gets it wrong. Speed variation is another facet humans are good at. We know automatically when to slow down to give extra emphasis to the meaning. We know that different dramatic characters speak at different speeds. AI often shows itself up here. Pronunciation of single words, particularly unusual or foreign words, is also a giveaway , but AI is getting much better at that. Ultimately, it's the human that teaches the AI that defines its success. And that includes teaching it to teach itself. As an English language specialist and translator, a personal irony is that my work over recent years has included teaching the very AI systems which are partially putting me out of business. But if I don't do it, somebody else will, and might not make a good job of it!
@@janebrown7231 In this case the AI simply read the word incorrectly. That is not a matter of inflection. In spite of all the publicity, I doubt you will be out of work soon. My daughter is a court reporter and I proofread depositions for her. In spite of the well-publicized predictions of her job disappearing, it certainly has not happened.
@dorothywillis1 Three quarters of my work in this particular field is already gone. You asked how one can tell in general, rather than about a specific word.
As always, very enjoyable. Thank you very much. 👏🥂
Very much enjoyed the story and narration
3:46 - 3:48 : AI trying to rebel? Or just straining 😂
Excellent narration, Jason. I am a retired English teacher. I can not tolerate most narrators. That Librivox bunch are the worst!
You are a treasure and blessing to my heart! ❤
Actually, I believe this to be AI. Very pleasant voice but often odd, and to me at least, often unconvincing inflections that fail to match the sense of the dialogue.
@@unclebill1202 yes I agree, definitely AI generated
'Jason Fraser' is an AI voice trained on Hugh Fraser.
Librivox narrators are human volunteers who give a great deal of their time to narrate classics for all to enjoy free. Some are excellent.
He did a great job!@@unclebill1202
It is AI !
I am a bit worried about these possibly being computer-generated. The word "psychical" was read "physical."
They're all AI on this channel.
@@janebrown7231 How can a casual viewer know what is AI? I spotted a misread word, but that doesn't always happen.
@dorothywillis1 AI narration is advancing so rapidly, it's getting harder to tell.
The most telling sign is incorrect inflection (variation in pitch, tone, and volume of the voice).
Inflection is the main way English speakers convey meaning, emotion and depth, so this is the biggest challenge for AI.
Context defines our inflection. For example, the following all have different meanings.
Sarah wasn't speeding in MY car!
Sarah wasn't SPEEDING in my car!
Sarah WASN'T speeding in my car!
SARAH wasn't speeding in my car!
From the surrounding story, we would quickly choose one of these correctly, but AI can't do that.
That's just a simple example, but inflection changes most sentences. And this is what AI is not yet good at. It chooses the obvious, and often that's right, but we notice when it gets it wrong.
Speed variation is another facet humans are good at. We know automatically when to slow down to give extra emphasis to the meaning. We know that different dramatic characters speak at different speeds. AI often shows itself up here.
Pronunciation of single words, particularly unusual or foreign words, is also a giveaway , but AI is getting much better at that.
Ultimately, it's the human that teaches the AI that defines its success. And that includes teaching it to teach itself.
As an English language specialist and translator, a personal irony is that my work over recent years has included teaching the very AI systems which are partially putting me out of business. But if I don't do it, somebody else will, and might not make a good job of it!
@@janebrown7231 In this case the AI simply read the word incorrectly. That is not a matter of inflection. In spite of all the publicity, I doubt you will be out of work soon. My daughter is a court reporter and I proofread depositions for her. In spite of the well-publicized predictions of her job disappearing, it certainly has not happened.
@dorothywillis1 Three quarters of my work in this particular field is already gone.
You asked how one can tell in general, rather than about a specific word.
Exactly my thoughts about this...not good.
It's AI!!
Is Jason Fraser related to Hugh Fraser? They sound very similar.
@@wayneharrison419 no it's an AI voice generated based on Hugh Fraser's voice
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