Otter AI Adds 27 Languages and Code-Switching

According to TechCrunch, the AI-powered note-taking tool Otter.ai announced an expansion of its multilingual functions, growing its total platform support to 31 languages once the full rollout completes. An upcoming feature will automatically detect when speakers switch languages during the same meeting—such as moving from English to Korean to Portuguese—without requiring manual settings adjustments. Thirteen of the new languages are available immediately, including Mandarin Chinese, German, Italian, and Portuguese, while the remaining 14 languages, such as Arabic, Hindi, and Swedish, are launching soon. These languages run on Otter's proprietary speech models, which were trained using publicly available datasets and reviewed by native-speaking volunteers. This language update follows previous funding of $320 million from General Catalyst and coincides with the introduction of other workplace AI tools like Work Mode and Live Assist.

This development addresses collaboration challenges for international teams where language differences hinder efficient meetings. By building a unified system of record for voice communication across multiple tongues, global organizations can better track decisions regardless of where their offices are based.

Otter.ai's language expansion reflects the ongoing push by workplace AI providers to accommodate global organizations with real-time translation and transcription technology.