As the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris attracts nearer, a high-profile announcer is about to lend his voice to the Games protection.
But longtime NFL play-by-play broadcaster Al Michaels is not going to be doing the heavy lifting.
An synthetic intelligence generated model of Michaels’ voice can be used for Olympic recaps, NBC introduced. The AI-powered voice of Michaels will narrate Olympic video highlights for the corporate’s streaming platform.
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Fans will have the ability to customise the recaps primarily based on their private preferences and watch key moments from particular sports activities. The progressive device constructed into “Your Daily Olympic Recap on Peacock” will characteristic spotlight packages as much as 10 minutes lengthy.
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The “first-of-its-kind, personalised expertise” is predicted to offer thousands and thousands of potential customizations, NBCUniversal said in a press launch.
Michaels stated that whereas he initially had doubts, he rapidly warmed as much as the concept of getting an AI-backed model of his voice narrate sports activities highlights.
Dec 21, 2023; Inglewood, California, USA; Thursday Night Football Amazon Prime play-by-play announcer Al Michaels through the recreation between the Los Angeles Rams and the New Orleans Saints at SoFi Stadium. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)
“When I used to be approached about this, I used to be skeptical however clearly curious,” Michaels stated. “Then I noticed an illustration detailing what that they had in thoughts. I stated, ‘I’m in.’”
Michaels has labored through the Olympic Games up to now. He referred to as the “Miracle on Ice” recreation when the United States nationwide ice hockey workforce upset the USSR within the 1980 Olympics.
Television broadcaster Al Michaels appears on previous to the sport between the Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots at M&T Bank Stadium on November 3, 2019, in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)
In the ultimate minutes of the sport, Michaels delivered the enduring line, “Do you imagine in miracles? Yes!” which stays cemented in U.S. Olympic lore.
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Michaels joined NBC Sports in 2006 and have become the lead announcer of “Sunday Night Football.” He started calling video games for Amazon Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football” in 2022. The upcoming 2024 season will mark Michaels’ report fortieth 12 months as an NFL primetime play-by-play announcer.
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