Spotify is piloting a groundbreaking feature powered by AI that translates podcasts into additional languages—all in the podcaster’s voice.
As part of the pilot, Spotify worked closely with podcasters Dax Shepard, Monica Padman, Lex Fridman, Bill Simmons, and Steven Bartlett to generate AI-powered voice translations in other languages. These include Spanish, French, and German, for a select number of catalogue episodes and future episode releases.
They will be included in other shows, such as Dax Shepard’s eff won with DRS, The Rewatchables and Trevor Noah’s new original podcast, which launches later this year.
This tool uses the latest innovations such as OpenAI’s newly released voice generation technology, to match the original speaker’s style, making it sound more personal and natural than traditional dubbing.
Voice translated episodes from pilot creators will be available worldwide to Premium and Free users. The first of the translated episodes will be available in the coming weeks.
Meanwhile, you can hear some examples below.
