Otter.ai has released the new feature Otter Live Captions for Zoom. It adds real-time English subtitles to Zoom meetings and webinars using artificial intelligence. There is no additional fee for Otter Business subscribers, but there is a time limit. The feature cannot yet be used in breakout rooms. Users can activate the subtitles via a button, they are then displayed directly in the zoom window.

Want If participants use the feature, they first set up Otter Live Notes for Zoom, allow live streaming in Zoom and connect Otter to Zoom. Zoom administrators must also approve otters in the Zoom Marketplace beforehand. Instructions for configuring and getting started in Zoom can be found on the company’s website.

Otter Live Captions for Zoom is included in the business version of Otter. In addition to a free version, the developer offers different subscription licenses that cost at least 8 33 US dollars per month and user. While Zoom offers a REST API for automatic subtitles to third-party providers, Competitor Teams can do this natively and can also capture German.

The Silicon Valley-based developer Otter.ai develops applications for speech-to-text Transcription using artificial intelligence and machine learning. The provider promises to protect the collected user data and not to share it with third parties. However, they would be used to train their own AI.

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