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Melania Trump AI Audiobook Release

Analysis based on 9 articles · First reported May 22, 2025 · Last updated May 23, 2025

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The release of Melania Trump's AI-narrated audiobook highlights the growing adoption of AI in publishing, potentially impacting the audiobook market and voice acting industry. The collaboration with ElevenLabs also brings attention to AI voice synthesis technology.

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Event Summary

Melania Trump has released an audiobook of her memoir, 'Melania', which is entirely narrated by an artificial intelligence-generated replica of her own voice. She announced this as a 'new era in publishing' on social media. The AI voice was created in collaboration with ElevenLabs, a New York-based audio AI startup, under Melania Trump's direction and supervision. The seven-hour audiobook retails for $25 and is available exclusively on her website, with multiple foreign language versions planned. This release comes shortly after Melania Trump joined Donald Trump to sign the 'Take It Down Act', a bill making it a federal crime to post 'revenge porn', including AI-generated content. She had previously campaigned against malicious online content and deepfakes, highlighting a nuanced stance on AI technology.

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Melania Trump
Melania Trump released an AI-narrated audiobook of her memoir, positioning it as a new era in publishing. She also campaigned for the Take It Down Act, which addresses AI-generated malicious content.
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ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs is the New York-based audio AI startup that collaborated with Melania Trump to create the AI-generated replica of her voice for the audiobook.
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Amazon (company)
Melania Trump is filming a documentary series with Amazon (company) under a contract reportedly worth tens of millions of dollars, indicating a business relationship.
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Donald Trump
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United States
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Donald Trump president-elect ↔ United States Donald Trump is a U.S. citizen, the 45th president, and the incoming president-elect of the United States. He is also cu
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