A new Artificial Intelligence (AI) feature, leveraging generative AI technology from IBM, will launch at this year’s championship to produce tennis commentary for all video highlights packages during Wimbledon. In a first for tennis, the IBM AI Draw Analysis feature will also provide a new statistic to define how favourable the path to the final might be for each player in the singles draw.
This is the latest example of how IBM and Wimbledon are using technology to help fans engage with The Championships on a deeper level using the Wimbledon app.
The new AI Commentary feature will provide fans watching match highlights videos with audio commentary of key moments, along with captions, which they can toggle on or off. The tool has been designed to give fans a more insightful experience when catching up on key moments. Whilst the AI draw analysis, uses AI to define how favourable the path to the final might be for each player in the singles draw.
The use of AI is changing the future of sports, as the Eurovision Sport team has partnered with European Athletics to offer 24-hour audio coverage of Silesia 2023, using the cloned voice of World silver medallist and European Athletics commentator Hannah England.
