US first lady Melania Trump has released the audio version of her controversial memoir – with a little help.

The audio book, the English version of which runs to seven hours, has been narrated with artificial intelligence.

“I am honoured to bring you Melania – The AI Audiobook – narrated entirely using artificial intelligence in my own voice,” Trump wrote in a post on X, along with a futuristic video.

“Let the future of publishing begin.”

The book was created by Eleven Labs “under Mrs Trump’s direction and supervision”. It can be bought from her website for $US25 ($A39).

“My story. My perspective. The truth,” the narrator says in a promotional clip posted by Trump to social media.

ElevenLabs CEO Mati Staniszewski said it was a “first-of-its-kind audiobook project”, and the company looked “forward to helping bring this book to the public in many other languages” in Trump’s “own voice”.

The written version of the 55-year-old’s memoir was published back in October last year, a day before the US election that returned her husband Donald to the White House for a second presidential term.

It tells the story of her youth in Slovenia and her journey into the world of high fashion, as well as her meeting with and marriage to Trump.

Melania also shared “stories and images never before shared with the public” from her early years, home life and time in the White House as first lady.

“Each story shaped me into who I am today,” she told Fox News at the time.

“Although daunting at times, the process has been incredibly rewarding, reminding me of my strength, and the beauty of sharing my truth.”

The book received a lukewarm reception at the time. The New York Times described it as a “brazen whitewash of a presidency … slim and full of obfuscations”.

“Melania Trump’s new memoir offers a few new glimpses into a life she has carefully walled off from the public, but readers hoping to understand one of the most mysterious first ladies in modern history will not make it past the gilded front gate,” wrote White House correspondent, Katie Rogers.

“Her grievances – with the news media, with ‘the opposition’ and with aides she believes failed her and her husband – sound a lot like her husband’s, only dressed up in couture.”

“Very proud” husband Donald, on the other hand, was full of praise.

“Her book is out Nationally, and for sale EVERYWHERE. It is really great! She was a fantastic First Lady, and shares that experience, and much more. She’s also a really good writer … perfect for Christmas,” he wrote on social media.

Melania has kept a low profile in Washington DC since Trump returned to the presidency in January. Earlier this week, she appeared with him at the White House to sign the “Take It Down Act” – a law that seeks to crack down on the online distribution of nonconsensual intimate imagery such as revenge porn.

During the signing ceremony in the White House rose garden, Melania warned of the possible negative effects of AI.

“The widespread presence of abusive behaviour in the digital domain affects the daily lives of our children, families, and communities,” she said.

She said dealing with the issue was essential in fostering “a safe and supportive environment for our young people”.

“AI and social media are the digital candy for the next generation, sweet, addictive and engineered to have an impact on the cognitive development of our children,” she said.

“But unlike sugar, these new technologies can be weaponised, shape beliefs and, sadly, affect emotions and even be deadly.”