Short Version
The Copilot Interpreter agent allows each Teams meeting attendee to speak and listen in the language of their choice. Due late March to early April 2025.
Details
The Interpreter agent in Teams will allow you to enable real-time speech-to-speech translation during multilingual meetings, so you will be able to speak and listen in your preferred language. You will have the option to choose between having your voice simulated or selecting from default voices, making conversations/voices more natural and identifiable.
Notes from Microsoft:
- “When using the Interpreter agent for the first time, users need to set up their preferred interpretation settings, including:
- Language selection: Choose the language you want to listen to.
- Audio volume balance: Adjust the ratio between original and interpreted audio.
- Voice preference: Decide whether to use their own simulated voice or one of the default voices for interpretation.
- Once set up, these preferences will make future meetings smoother and more intuitive, ensuring a better experience.
- Since different languages have unique speech structures, grammar rules, and sentence orders, the interpreted audio may arrive at slightly different speeds.
- Interpreter works best in structured conversations where one person speaks at a time for longer periods. To ensure a smooth and clear conversation, participants may need to pause briefly after someone speaks, allowing the translation to fully process before responding. This helps maintain accuracy and ensures everyone stays on the same page.
- Interpreter is not optimized for meetings with rapid exchanges, interruptions, or overlapping dialogue, since the translation may take longer than the original speech, which can make it harder to follow the conversation and respond naturally.
- Interpreter is currently available during scheduled or channels meetings in Teams. Support for calls (VoIP, PSTN), town halls, or Teams Rooms is not currently available.”
Only the following languages will be initially supported: Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), and Spanish.
Availability
Due late March to early April 2025.
Source, related links, and references
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31st March 2025 and kept up to date.
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