Chiefs Olympics to feature AI Al Michaels

Awesome. Hopefully the other sports follow.

NBC announced that an AI recreation of Al Michaels’ voice will be part of Peacock’s Olympics coverage.

The feature will be implemented for “Your Daily Olympic Recap on Peacock,” which will provide fans with a customized playlist featuring highlights of the events most relevant… pic.twitter.com/2tiZp78kut
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) June 26, 2024

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Someday, maybe we'll each be able to select the commentators for NFL games, like changing out the voices for a virtual assistant.
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Originally Posted by ThrobProng:
Someday, maybe we'll each be able to select the commentators for NFL games, like changing out the voices for a virtual assistant.

Thats... a really damn good idea. Probably the only way I'd be down for AI commentating.
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That moment when you learn they don't want to employ you, they just want to employ a simulation of you.
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Originally Posted by ThrobProng:
Someday, maybe we'll each be able to select the commentators for NFL games, like changing out the voices for a virtual assistant.

I want Mike Tyson and Dolph Lundgren
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Originally Posted by ToxSocks:
That moment when you learn they don't want to employ you, they just want to employ a simulation of you.

20 years old

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Originally Posted by ThrobProng:
Someday, maybe we'll each be able to select the commentators for NFL games, like changing out the voices for a virtual assistant.

Pat Summerall and John Madden will do every single one of my games
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Originally Posted by ptlyon:
I want Mike Tyson and Dolph Lundgren

Originally Posted by loochy:
Pat Summerall and John Madden will do every single one of my games

Hell yeah, now we're talking. I'd give Samuel L. Jackson and Sean Connery a try.
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Originally Posted by ptlyon:
I want Mike Tyson and Dolph Lundgren

*high pitched voice* Yeah, tho Pathrick Mahometh ith having a tough game. He took a big hit there. Leth all hope heth okay.

*deep monotone voice* If he dies, he dies.
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Originally Posted by ThrobProng:
Hell yeah, now we're talking. I'd give Samuel L. Jackson and Sean Connery a try.

:-)
TOUCHDOWNS MOTHERFUCKER! DO YOU THROW THEM? THERE ARE TOO MANY MOTHERFUCKING FREE RUSHERS ON THIS MOTHERFUCKING DEFENSIVE FRONT!
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Originally Posted by ThrobProng:
Hell yeah, now we're talking. I'd give Samuel L. Jackson and Sean Connery a try.

You could go in the complete opposite direction...

Pee-Wee Herman and Jim Varney.
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Originally Posted by loochy:
:-)
TOUCHDOWNS MOTHER****ER! DO YOU THROW THEM? THERE ARE TOO MANY MOTHER****ING FREE RUSHERS ON THIS MOTHER****ING DEFENSIVE FRONT!

During the Super Bowl when SF has the ball:

"Say spatial awareness one more goddamn time! I dare you, I DOUBLE DARE YOU MUTHAFUCKA!"
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