Translation platform DeepL launches AI assistant for crafting texts

DeepL is already the go-to for machine translations in many companies. Now, the German start-up wants to compete against Google, OpenAI and Microsoft with its own AI assistant designed for writing. — Photo: Christoph Dernbach/dpa

COLOGNE: Online translation platform DeepL says it launching an AI assistant that, unlike ChatGPT and other rival AI chatbots, is designed to support the writing process with real-time suggestions on word choice, phrasing, style and tone.

The German software company says its new assistant allows users to optimise their texts regardless of their language skills and find the right words for any situation and any reader.