Spotify launches an ElevenLabs-powered audiobook creation tool
Key takeaways
- Alongside tools for AI-generated podcasts, Spotify on Thursday introduced a new, Eleven Labs-powered AI tool for self-publishing audiobooks within the Spotify for Authors platform.
- The AI-powered audiobook generation won t bind authors to an exclusive contract, meaning they are free to publish their generated audiobooks anywhere.
- The news builds on Spotify s previous partnership with ElevenLabs, which allowed writers to submit audiobooks created on the voice AI startup s platform to Spotify.
Why this matters: a development in AI with implications for how people work, create, and decide.
Alongside tools for AI-generated podcasts, Spotify on Thursday introduced a new, Eleven Labs-powered AI tool for self-publishing audiobooks within the Spotify for Authors platform. The company said at its Investor Day event that the feature will launch in beta this June on an invite-only basis, initially with support for the English language only.
The AI-powered audiobook generation won t bind authors to an exclusive contract, meaning they are free to publish their generated audiobooks anywhere.
The news builds on Spotify s previous partnership with ElevenLabs, which allowed writers to submit audiobooks created on the voice AI startup s platform to Spotify.