Turning AI into Scalable Language Solutions – with Johan Sporre

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Kathleen Walch speaks with Johan Sporre about the transformation of translation and language services through AI at IKEA.

Kathleen Walch speaks with Johan Sporre, Engineering Manager at IKEA Retail (Ingka Group) and CPMAI-certified professional, about how AI is transforming translation and language services at scale. Johan explains how his team supports 230,000 coworkers across 64 markets, with 90% of translations now AI-driven, and how CPMAI ensures alignment, quality data, and measurable outcomes. An IKEA case study shows how redefining translation as “text generation” in IKEA’s voice, powered by a graph...

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Host: Kathleen Walch

Guest: Johan Sporre

Topics covered

• AI
• translation
• language services
• scalability
• IKEA case study

Keywords

• AI
• translation
• language solutions
• IKEA
• CPMAI
• text generation
• scalable

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IKEA Retail, Ingka Group, CPMAI

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