Interprefy to launch new AI-powered live translation tool for meetings

Language barriers in small to medium-sized professional meetings and gatherings have been effectively dismantled with the release of a new feature by Interprefy, a leading provider of multilingual meeting technology and services. The innovative product, Interprefy Now, offers instant, AI-powered live translation (both audio and text captions) for face-to-face professional meetings, enabling attendees to communicate seamlessly in their preferred language.

Gone are the days of cumbersome AV equipment for live translation. With Interprefy Now, in-person business meetings of up to 30 people can become multilingual at the touch of a button on your mobile phone. Meeting attendees can join multilingual conversations using just a smartphone without the need for any pre-meeting booking or technical setup of specialist equipment.

“If you've ever needed to communicate with people who speak a different language than yours in a professional situation, and don’t want to extend your meeting’s duration with consecutive interpretation or have equipment for simultaneous interpretation, then Interprefy Now is for you,” explains Oddmund Braaten, CEO at Interprefy.

Interprefy Now is designed to provide real-time translated audio and text captions, making it the only small—to medium-sized professional meeting interpretation solution that organisers and attendees can use on the go. With over 80% of the world's population unable to understand English, there's no longer a need to default to English as the 'lingua franca' during multilingual meetings.

Existing solutions for small meetings are typically restricted to specific meetings or conference rooms that require specialist AV equipment. Additionally, consecutive interpretation software suitable for use on the go is generally limited to two-way conversations, not accommodating multi-person professional meetings. Interprefy Now breaks this mould by offering a flexible, mobile-first solution.

“We are deeply focused on our customers’ needs and lifting the weight from their shoulders,” Braaten continues. “For large multi-lingual events, we have our flagship mobile app, ideal for large, pre-planned events or conferences with a high number of attendees. With Interprefy Now, we are providing the capability for instant access to live translation for smaller, more personal meetings, through the mobile app and subscription plans.”

Meeting attendees can use their mobiles to listen and speak in their preferred language, utilising the mobile microphone, earpiece, or headset, with real-time captions displayed on their phone screens. Interprefy Now is ideal for international meetings, negotiations, training sessions, sales pitches, or guided tours.

“We have powered Interprefy Now with our next-generation event translating tool, Interprefy AI, so that our customers get the best AI translation quality available in the market,” Braaten concludes. “Our AI language translation products make multilingual language access available to a wider range of organisations and events that might have smaller budgets.”