Illinois · Applied AI
AI translation in Chicago
Built and supported here – the way a Chicago business would actually use it.
What AI translation actually does
Reach more of Aotearoa. AI translation for te reo Māori, Samoan, Tongan, Mandarin, Hindi, and more – with cultural nuance, not Google-Translate stiffness.
The version of AI translation that works for a Chicago business is rarely the version a national vendor would sell you. We build the one that fits how your team actually operates – usually with fewer parts than the off-the-shelf pitch.
- 01 Te reo Māori with macron support and reviewed terminology
- 02 Voice translation for support calls in real time
- 03 Glossary-locked terms so brand language stays consistent
- 04 Human-reviewer workflow for high-stakes content
Built on: Claude DeepL ElevenLabs Vercel
Why Chicago businesses choose this
Chicago runs on logistics, manufacturing, finance and a genuinely diverse industrial base – AI here means fitting into operations that were already running lean before AI existed.
Where Chicago operators actually lose hours.
A major freight and logistics hub, a deep manufacturing base, and a futures and options trading industry with zero patience for anything slow. Chicago businesses want AI that respects an operation that already runs tight.
We work with teams across Chicago: The Loop · River North · Wicker Park · Lincoln Park · Evanston · Naperville.
How we build AI translation for a Chicago team
We scope narrow, ship a working pilot, then harden it into production. The first slice is the highest-leverage workflow for your Chicago business, so value lands before the build is finished. Every engagement starts with a short call and a paid discovery if the brief needs one.
AI multilingual + te reo.
The outcome for Chicago teams
Expanded customer reach by 22% with multilingual support live. For Chicago teams, that almost always shows up as fewer interruptions and a calmer week, not a dashboard chart.
Expanded customer reach by 22% with multilingual support live.
AI translation in Chicago – common questions
How long does AI translation take to ship for Chicago businesses?
We aim for a working pilot inside 4-6 weeks – narrow scope, real Chicago businesses data, measurable outcome. From there it's another 6-8 weeks of hardening before you'd consider it production. Full rollouts (multiple sites, multiple teams) typically land in 3-4 months.
How do you price AI translation engagements?
Fixed-scope pilots first, then either project pricing or a small monthly retainer for the ongoing work. No long lock-ins, no 18-month black-box deals. Most Chicago businesses are surprised how small the first cheque is.
Anyone else in this space using AI translation?
Plenty. Expanded customer reach by 22% with multilingual support live. The interesting question is rarely "does it work" – it's "is your team ready to use the output." That's what we'd scope on the call.
Who owns the code and the model setup?
You do, on delivery. We deploy AI translation into your own cloud account where possible, with the model setup, prompts, evals and integration code all checked into a repo you own. Claude sits in your account too – we don't operate it from ours.
Worth a conversation?
Even if you don't end up working with us, you'll leave the call knowing what's worth building.
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Tell us what you're trying to do and we'll reply with how we'd build it — no obligation.