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Zendesk CTO Adrian McDermott on AI translations and automation

Zendesk is rolling out AI-powered translation for both incoming and outgoing messages across all asynchronous ticket channels—including email, web forms, and API—starting in March 2026, with admins needing to enable the feature via Ticket settings in Admin Center under "Additionally, translate Async channels with AWS Nova Micro." Agents will see a Translate button in the ticket header, allowing them to preview and send translated messages whilst the system stores translation events in ticket logs and persists agent translation preferences across ticket reopenings, though admins should be aware of current limitations including potential data loss in rich text formatting and exclusion of messages containing personally identifiable information.