With TA²LK we want to develop a tPoC of an AI tool that will allow automatic and verbatim (i.e. without error correction) transcription and analysis of conversations with children. This tool will support speech therapists in assessing children’s language in a more time efficient and cost effective way for applications for reimbursements in case of language disorders and prescreening of learning disorders. Moreover, verbatim transcription by itself offers a wider and international market potential, a.o. for companies focusing on educational and communication software or Speech To Text applications in e-health. This AI tool will be hybrid, combining expert knowledge w.r.t. children’s language development (provided by Artevelde University of Applied Sciences) and state of the art AI techniques (provided by UGent). The tPoC will be evaluated and reoriented in an iterative way. Potential opportunities for licensing and market expansion will also be explored.