Language barriers have always limited how much value businesses can get from online content. Training videos, webinars and product launches are only useful if the audience understands the language being spoken. Microsoft is now testing a new feature in its Edge browser that could change that by making spoken content far more accessible across languages.
The new preview feature uses AI to translate audio in videos in real time. When enabled in Edge, it can replace the original spoken audio with a translated version in another language. At the moment, support is limited to English, Spanish and Korean, but it offers a clear glimpse of how AI could open up global content without the need for subtitles or separate translations.
The way it works is simple. Once turned on in Edge’s settings, a small floating control appears on supported sites such as YouTube. When a video plays in a different language, Edge automatically generates a translated audio track and mutes the original voice. The translated speech plays almost instantly, although as a preview feature it can still have occasional accuracy issues or awkward phrasing. It also requires a fairly powerful device, with at least 12 GB of memory and a modern processor.
Even with these limitations, the potential is significant. International training, partner presentations and industry insights could become usable immediately, helping teams learn faster and collaborate more easily across borders. Real time audio translation points to a future where businesses are no longer constrained by language, and where knowledge from anywhere in the world is far easier to access and apply.
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