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Audible launches AI chat with Dracula character

Original: Audible thinks you want to have an AI-generated conversation with Dracula's beleaguered servant https://www.engadget.com

Audible has introduced an interactive feature that lets listeners hold AI-generated conversations with a character from Bram Stoker's Dracula, specifically the long-suffering servant Renfield. The move ties into the audiobook platform's experiments with generative AI and interactive storytelling. Early reactions online are skeptical, with many mocking the idea of chatting with an AI version of a minor Victorian character.

Why now: People are discussing Audible's unusual use of AI to turn a classic literary character into a conversational chatbot

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• Audible thinks you want to have an AI-generated conversation with Dracula's beleaguered servant https://www.engadget.com/2274668/audible-thinks-you-want-to-have-an-ai-generated-conversation-with-draculas-beleaguered-servant/ # AI # Entertainment # Audiobooks · engadget@robot.villas · 2

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