Meet the world's first AI speech-to-speech translation tool

Interprefy, a Zurich-based provider of translation services, has claimed to have launched the world's first AI speech-to-speech translation system. Interprefy has been providing interpretation services for the last eight years. Aivia takes the company's services further and provides affordable real-time translation with flexibility and support to ensure a seamless multilingual user experience, claims The Next Web.

In a The Next Web exclusive, Oddmund Braaten, Interprefy's CEO, believes Aivia is the most accurate and flexible AI speech translator available in the market today. The service translates speech into audio and captions at the touch of a button, using three main AI technologies: automatic speech recognition, machine translation, and synthetic voice generation. Aivia is designed to address two shortcomings in real-time speech translation: inconsistent results and the needs of event organisers.

According to The Next Web report, initially available in 24 languages and regional accents, both in-person audiences and platforms such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and ON24 can use the service. Interprefy plans to add more languages in the near future. Braaten says that AI and humans can play complementary roles. 

Last year, an Italian interpretation company predicted that machines would surpass the top human translations by the end of the decade. For live events and meetings, simultaneous interpretation remains a niche service, but Braaten expressed to The Next Web that he hopes Aivia's accessibility will change that.