Otter AI learns 31 languages to follow your hybrid meeting chaos

Otter.ai, the popular AI-powered note-taking service, has significantly expanded its language capabilities. It now supports 31 languages, including a new multilingual transcription feature that can automatically detect and follow speakers as they switch between different languages mid-conversation. This means a single meeting could seamlessly transition from English to Korean to Portuguese, with Otter transcribing it all without requiring manual intervention.

The update directly targets the common pain point for global teams where language barriers complicate meetings and collaboration. By training its own speech models on public datasets and working with native-speaking volunteers for accuracy, Otter aims to become a more universal "system of record" for voice communication. This expansion, backed by recent major funding, is part of a broader push beyond just transcription into AI workplace tools like meeting prep and real-time coaching.