AI tools transform the way readers experience books
Tools pair e-books with AI chatbots, allowing readers to ask questions about characters, historical settings and philosophical concepts.
Imagine a world where you could ask a book a question as you read it. That’s the pitch from a wave of new AI tools letting readers do exactly that.
“You are dealing with a book as if it is a living object — it’s totally different,” says Ahmed Kamel, CEO of Sinai.ai, a platform now in testing.
These tools pair e-books or audiobooks with AI chatbots, allowing readers to ask questions about characters, historical settings, philosophical concepts or plot developments without leaving the text. French startup My Smart Book launched a similar service in April, while Amazon has introduced “Ask a Question” for Audible and “Ask this Book” for Kindle. AI voice company ElevenLabs has also unveiled “ElevenReader Voice Chat,” which it says turns books into two-way conversations.
