Google introduced at Google I/O 2025 that it’s bringing real-time speech translation to Google Meet. The function leverages a big language audio mannequin from Google DeepMind to permit for a pure, free-flowing dialog with somebody in a unique language, Google says.
Speech translation in Meet interprets spoken phrases into the listener’s most popular language in actual time. Voice, tone, and expression are all preserved within the translation.
The tech big says the brand new function has a wide range of use instances. As an example, it may be used for English-speaking grandchildren speaking to their Spanish-speaking grandparents. Or, it might be utilized by corporations that function throughout completely different areas to permit international colleagues to attach and chat in real-time.
The latency for speech translation could be very low, in response to Google, permitting for a number of individuals to talk collectively, which the corporate says hasn’t been attainable till now.
When the particular person on the opposite aspect speaks, you’ll nonetheless faintly hear their authentic voice, with the translated speech overlaid on prime.
Speech translation in Google Meet will start rolling out to shopper AI subscribers in beta beginning Tuesday. The function will first be accessible in English and Spanish, with extra languages coming within the subsequent few weeks, together with Italian, German, and Portuguese.
Google says it’s constructing out the speech translation in Meet for companies, with early testing coming to Workspace clients this 12 months.
