Built around one goal: getting better information from sources, faster.
Aila is built around a single insight: the most time-consuming part of journalism is getting sources on the record, and most of that time is spent on logistics that a well-designed tool can handle. The interview has to be conducted, the recording has to be made, the transcript has to exist, and the material has to be turned into something usable. Aila handles all of that — so the journalist can focus on the parts that actually require editorial judgment. Here is what that looks like in practice.
Aila conducts real, live phone interviews with your sources using conversational voice AI. The experience is indistinguishable from a human call: the voice is natural, the pacing is appropriate, and Aila follows up when an answer is vague or incomplete. It handles silence without panic, probes for specifics when a source is evasive, and adapts to the flow of the conversation — all based on the questions you defined. Sources consistently respond openly because nothing about the call feels robotic or scripted.
Aila automatically detects the language your source is speaking and switches to it within the first few seconds of the call. Supported languages include English, Norwegian (Bokmål), Norwegian (Nynorsk), Swedish, Danish, German, Spanish, and French. No manual language selection is needed from the journalist. SMS notifications to sources are sent in the detected language, so the entire experience — from the first message to the final transcript — is in the source's native tongue.
Sources receive a text message with a phone number or a web link. They call in — from any phone, landline or mobile — or click the link and connect directly. No app to download, no account to create, no form to fill out. The lower the barrier, the higher the response rate. Most journalists find that significantly more sources complete an Aila interview than respond to a traditional callback request, simply because the source does not have to do anything unusual.
A full verbatim transcript is available within seconds of the call ending. The transcript is timestamped, searchable, and linked to the audio recording so you can verify any passage by listening to the original. Transcripts are accessible from your dashboard immediately — no waiting, no manual upload, no post-processing needed. Every word your source said is preserved and attributable.
After each interview, Aila's analysis layer reads the full transcript and produces a structured report: the most quotable and newsworthy statements, potential inconsistencies or contradictions in the source's account, story angles worth pursuing, and suggested follow-up questions for the next interview. The analysis does not replace your editorial judgment — it surfaces patterns and highlights in long transcripts so you can focus on what matters most, not on reading every line of a 40-minute call.
Select two or more completed interviews and Aila synthesises the material into a structured story brief. It groups themes, identifies areas of agreement and tension between sources, and writes a draft that combines perspectives — not just a stack of individual transcripts, but an integrated starting point you can take to your editor. The brief includes source attribution for every key claim, so the editorial review is straightforward.
Aila maintains a searchable database of every source you have ever added: their contact details, role, organisation, interview history, and your notes. When you start a new story, you can quickly identify sources you have spoken to before, review what they said in past interviews, and decide who to contact again. No more digging through email threads or notebooks to find a contact from three months ago.
Newsrooms and editorial teams can share a workspace where sources, hypotheses, interviews, and story drafts are all accessible to every team member with the right permissions. Split source outreach across reporters, combine material from parallel interviews, and build joint story briefs — without duplicating work or losing context in email threads. Role-based access control means different team members see only what they should.
Source data collected for editorial research is protected under GDPR Article 85, the press exemption that gives journalists specific legal cover for processing personal data in the newsgathering process. Journalist account data is handled under full standard GDPR compliance. Aila's AI providers operate under data processing agreements that prohibit the use of your content for model training. Privacy is built into the architecture from the start, not added as an afterthought.
Watch a live transcript of any active interview as it unfolds in real time. The monitoring view updates continuously so you can follow the conversation as it happens — useful for sensitive interviews, for supervising a reporter's first Aila session, or simply for being ready to act the moment a call ends. You can open monitoring on any device without interfering with the call.
Upload a press release, a court document, a government report, or any background PDF. Aila extracts the key facts, identifies the most important claims, and suggests interview angles and source contacts based on what it finds. A document that would take 30 minutes to read and annotate becomes a sourcing plan in seconds — a useful entry point when you are starting a story from a published document rather than a tip.
Aila charges per interview minute — the time your source is actually on an active call. There are no per-seat fees, no separate charges for transcripts, analysis, or story drafts, and no annual contracts. The free plan includes 10 minutes to get started with no credit card required. The Pro plan adds 200 minutes per month at $99. Team plans are available for newsrooms needing higher volume or multiple workspaces. Upgrade and downgrade whenever your needs change.