Swiss startup unveils ‘world-first’ AI translation service

A startup claims to have launched a world-first AI speech-to-speech translation system.

The tool, called Aivia, was developed by Interprefy, a Zurich-based provider of translation services. The firm focuses on interpreting meetings and events — a market being turbocharged by globalisation. 

As interactions spread across borders, they can become harder to understand. Although English is the language of international business, it’s only spoken by an estimated 17% of the world. The remainder is often excluded from the conversation.

Interprefy supplies a way to remove this language barrier — and the demand seems strong. In the eight years since the company was founded, Interprefy says it’s supported over 50,000 meetings. They range from remote press conferences at the Euro 2020 football tournament to interviews with astronauts at the International Space Station.

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Aivia was designed to expand this client base. At the touch of a button, the service translates speech into audio and captions in real time. Interprefy claims it’s the first-ever advanced automated speech translation service for online and live events.

“Many organisations and events lack the budget to book professional interpretation.

Oddmund Braaten, Interprefy’s CEO, has grand ambitions for Aivia. He wants the tool to finally make simultaneous translations mainstream.

“Over the last eight years, our remote interpreting technology has helped democratise access to these services greatly and has seen wide adoption, especially during the Covid era,” Braaten tells TNW.

“But we’ve still seen many organisations and events lacking the budget to book professional interpretation. That’s why we developed a service that provides affordable real-time translation as well as the flexibility and support needed to ensure a seamless multilingual user experience.”

Braaten is bullish about the results. He believes Aivia is the most accurate and flexible AI speech translator on the market.

Oddmund Braaten, CEO at Interprefy

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