NBC to Use AI-Generated Al Michaels to Broadcast Parts of Paris Olympics
Many people believe legendary broadcaster Al Michaels is one of a kind. NBC is apparently not one of them as the network plans to use artificial intelligence to recreate Michaels’ voice for recaps during Summer Olympics…
Many people believe legendary broadcaster Al Michaels is one of a kind.
NBC is apparently not one of them as the network plans to use Artificial Intelligence to recreate Michaels’ voice for recaps during Summer Olympics in Paris, NBC News announced Wednesday.
“Your Daily Olympic Recap on Peacock” will include a “high-quality A.I. re-creation” of Michaels’ voice that uses his past work on NBC to match his “signature expertise and elocution,” the streaming service announced.
Michaels’ reaction to this turn of events was also the feature of an interview with Vanity Fair in an interview also released Wednesday.
In a word, he was “skeptical.”
“What would I sound like?” Michaels said. “Would I sound like a guy who just spews clichés? Would my voice be different?”
Michaels said he was “very skeptical” plan —until he heard the AI voice. “Frankly, it was astonishing. It was amazing,” he in the interview. “And it was a little bit frightening.”