Barotune Provides Live AI Multilingual Subtitles at DMTS 2026 Conference

AI real-time interpretation service Barotune provided live multilingual subtitle interpretation at the Digital Media Tech Show (DMTS) 2026 conference, held on November 5 at KINTEX Exhibition Center 1 in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.

Hosted by Goyang Special City and jointly organized by KINTEX, the Digital Convergence Industry Association and the Digital Innovation Alliance, DMTS is a B2B exhibition showcasing next-generation media technologies and industry trends, including AI, XR and digital content. This year's event ran from November 4 to 6, with a conference on global convergence strategies for AI, blockchain and digital smart technologies held on the main stage.

The conference brought together AI, IT and blockchain experts from South Korea and abroad, along with representatives from venture capital firms and startups. With international participants from Japan, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Vietnam also attending, Barotune helped attendees follow keynote speeches and session presentations through live subtitles.

Applying AI Technology in Line With the Event's Theme

As the event focused on AI and digital media technologies, the live demonstration of AI interpretation added significance. Delivering discussions of emerging technologies such as AI agents, blockchain and digital identity (DID) through AI-powered subtitles naturally aligned the event's operations with its theme.

Barotune prepares each event's topics and specialized terminology in advance and incorporates them into its real-time speech recognition and subtitle generation processes. It generates subtitles progressively as speakers talk, supporting interpretation that follows the flow of presentations.

Event staff expressed high satisfaction with the speed and stability of subtitle delivery. Even during fast-paced technical presentations, the subtitles kept up smoothly with speakers, supporting conference operations.

Accessing Subtitles in a Preferred Language Through QR Codes

Visitors scanned QR codes displayed at the venue with their smartphones to access the subtitle screen directly. The service works in a web browser without a separate app installation or account registration, allowing users to select their preferred language and follow presentations. They can also change languages during a talk, switching to whichever language they find most comfortable depending on the topic or speaker.

Barotune supports up to 30 languages. Its system generates subtitles in multiple languages simultaneously from a single audio input, enabling multilingual events without separate interpreters for each language, interpretation booths or receivers.

At an exhibition where visitors move freely between booths and stages, the ability to check subtitles on their own smartphones at any time added convenience. Visitors browsing exhibition booths could access subtitles immediately in front of the stage when a session of interest began, and follow presentations on their handheld screens regardless of where they sat.

Using both the main stage screen and personal devices allowed international participants and domestic visitors alike to understand sessions in familiar languages. Participants from countries including Japan, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Vietnam could follow the same presentation together in one space, each in their own language.

Expanding From Medicine and Blockchain Into Digital Media

Barotune had previously built a track record primarily at medical academic events. On October 31, it provided Korean and English subtitles for nine hours of academic sessions at the 61st Korean Radiological Technologists Association Scientific Congress. It also delivered live subtitles for presentations containing specialized medical terminology at the 2026 Confederation of Medical Associations in Asia and Oceania (CMAAO) General Assembly in Seoul, hosted by the Korean Medical Association. The service has also been used at biotechnology and dental events, including a Celltrion event and the SID Implant Symposium.

In blockchain, it provided live subtitles at the Web3 conference Ethereum Korea One: Genesis in September, supporting presentations featuring industry terminology such as RWA, STO and stablecoins, as well as project names.

Its deployment at DMTS extended its use beyond medicine and blockchain into AI and digital media. It demonstrated that the service can be used at exhibition stages where visitors frequently move around, as well as at academic conferences with fixed seating.

Barotune is expanding its service to settings including academic meetings, exhibitions and industry conferences, drawing on event operations features such as advance terminology preparation, live subtitle technology and participation reports provided after sessions. It plans to help create event environments where technology and ideas can be shared across languages.