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AI interpretation trends for 2027
More natural voices, shorter delays, the phone as the default device, accessibility and hybrid setups. A cautious look at where AI interpretation is heading.
CART captioning vs AI captions: what changes
Both put speech on screen in real time. The difference is who writes it, and that changes accuracy, booking, scale and language.
Hybrid events: translating for the room and the online audience at once
Your audience is split between the room and the stream. Here is how to plan translation so that both follow in their own language.
Live interpretation for small events and meetups
Booths and headsets were built for big conferences. Here are the options that actually work for a meetup, a workshop or a small conference.
Interpretation for keynote speakers who speak another language
Your keynote speaker does not speak your audience's language. Here are the three realistic options, and how to pick the one that fits your stage.
Live captions or live translation: which does your event need?
Reading or listening? How to choose between live captions and a translated voice, depending on your audience, the length of your sessions and your budget.
Multilingual panel discussions: a practical setup
A panel in several languages is a conversation, not a series of talks. Here is how to set up the sound, the screens and the moderation so everyone can follow.
Multilingual Q&A: translating audience questions live
Most multilingual Q&A sessions fail on sound, not on translation. Here is a practical setup, from the roaming microphone to the speaker's phone.
Real-time subtitles in multiple languages
One speaker, one microphone, and an audience that reads the talk in many languages at once. Here is how real-time multilingual subtitles work, and where they stop.
Real-time translation app for conferences: what to look for
Six criteria to compare real-time translation apps for a conference, and the questions to ask a vendor before you sign.
AI voice translation: how a translated voice is produced live
From the microphone to the listener's ear, a translated voice goes through four steps. Here is what each one does, why there is a short delay, and what makes the voice sound natural.
Can AI replace interpreters at a conference? An honest answer
At many conferences, yes. In diplomacy, legal settings and high-stakes moments, no. Where AI is enough, where a human is essential, and how to combine both.
How much does conference interpretation cost in 2026?
A line by line look at what a human interpretation quote includes, why the total climbs with every language, and what an AI service costs per room.
Hybrid interpretation: combining AI and human interpreters
Interpreters for the main languages and key moments, AI for the other languages and parallel sessions, captions for everyone. Here is how to split the work.
Interpretation without booths or headsets: how it works
No booth, no receivers to hand out and collect. Attendees scan a QR code and follow on their own phone. Here is what changes and what to plan for.
How to cut interpretation costs without losing your international audience
Five concrete levers to lower your interpretation budget while every attendee still follows in their own language.
What is remote simultaneous interpretation (RSI)?
Remote simultaneous interpretation keeps human interpreters but moves them out of the room. Here is how it works, what it requires, and how it compares with live AI translation.
Simultaneous vs consecutive interpretation explained
How the two forms of interpretation differ in equipment, timing and use, and why live AI translation works like simultaneous interpretation.
Speech to speech translation for live events
A translated voice in each participant's earphones, on their own phone. How it works, how it differs from subtitles, and when it is the better choice.
What is AI interpretation? A plain guide for event organisers
How AI interpretation turns a speaker's words into live captions or a translated voice, what it does well, where it struggles, and which events it suits.
Why real-time translation is an engineering problem, not a vocabulary problem
A live translation delay is not a bug to fix. It is the same speed versus accuracy trade-off human interpreters have always faced, and it can only be tuned, never removed.
QR code translation for events: live captions with no app download
Attendees scan a code and get live captions in their own language within seconds. No app store, no install, no account. How QR code translation changed events.
Glot vs Kudo, Interprefy, Palabra and Wordly: which live event translation platform should you choose?
Kudo, Interprefy, Palabra, Wordly: each was built to solve a different problem. An honest breakdown of the live event translation market, and where Glot fits.
What it's really like to attend a conference when you're hard of hearing
Room echo, fast speech, unfamiliar accents, Q&A cross-talk. For a hard-of-hearing attendee, a conference is a very different experience. What gets lost, and what fixes it.
Web Summit Qatar 2026: a snapshot of the Middle East's fastest-growing tech event
25,000 attendees from 124 countries, 1,500 startups and 600 investors. A look at Web Summit Qatar 2026, and what events at this scale demand from accessibility.
Beyond generic translation: how custom glossaries make live events sound natural, not robotic
Most live translation tools fail on vocabulary they have never seen before. Custom glossaries let organizers load technical terms and brand names before the first speaker starts.
Why attendees forget most of what they hear, and how AI summaries fix it
Most of what gets said on stage is forgotten within days. Structured AI session summaries turn a 45-minute talk into something attendees actually keep and reference.
SaaS translation vs human interpreters: what's actually right for your event?
Two interpreters per language, booth rental, advance booking. An honest look at when human interpretation still wins, and when a SaaS platform makes more sense.
Live captions on the big screen: how event subtitling actually works
Subtitling, surtitling, chroma key and the régie. A practical guide to how live captions actually get onto a stage screen or into a livestream feed.
Real-time translation in church: how to welcome every worshipper in their own language, simply
Language barriers, echo in the nave, an unfamiliar accent: in parishes and places of worship, AI-powered real-time translation is changing how every worshipper is welcomed, with no app and no heavy equipment.
Behind the booth: what VivaTech 2026 visitors really asked us about real-time translation
Strong accents, technical vocabulary, latency, installing an app... Four days of demos at VivaTech 2026 taught us what visitors really expect from real-time translation.
Real-time translation for international events: lessons from VivaTech 2026
International events have never been more global. Yet one challenge continues to limit their value: language. Here's what VivaTech 2026 taught us about making conferences truly multilingual.
Event accessibility and live captioning: what the European Accessibility Act changes for organisers
Since June 28, 2025, a new regulation reshapes how events are organised across Europe. Here is what the EAA means in practice, and how technology makes compliance achievable.
Translation and healthcare: saving lives through multilingual understanding
In an emergency department, every second counts. When a patient and a physician do not share the same language, understanding becomes a critical obstacle, and a very real danger.
Technology
Artificial intelligence and language understanding
Machine translation, voice assistants, neural models: AI is transforming how we speak, write, and listen. How far can it really go?
Simultaneous interpretation: from yesterday to tomorrow
From the booths of the Nuremberg Trials to contemporary neural algorithms, simultaneous interpretation reflects humanity's ongoing struggle to understand and be understood.