Wimbledon teams up with IBM to introduce generative AI video commentary and highlight clips

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The prestigious Wimbledon tournament is set to introduce artificial intelligence-powered commentary in July. 

All England Club has tapped tech giant IBM's Watsonx AI platform to create audio commentary and captions for its video highlight packages. Watsonx is the company's enterprise AI and data platform. According to IBM's the platform has been trained in the "unique language of tennis."

The All England Club's relationship with AI is not entirely new, as the club currently uses IBM's technology to generate its player power index. The index is one of the tools used to analyze how a tennis player is performing on the court.

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A general view of a Wimbledon Championships logo seen in the grounds during Day One of The Championships - Wimbledon 2021 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 28, 2021 in London. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Tennis fans will have access to the innovative video packages when they log onto the Wimbledon app or the tournament's official website.

During periods of the tournament when a real human is not available to provide commentary, the AI-powered technology is expected to step in and produce captions for some videos.

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"I see AI as very much complementing the human element, rather than replacing," IBM's Kevin Farrar said. "You can't replace John McEnroe doing commentary. That human element always needs to be there. It's very much supplementing and complementing."

GameOn Technology CEO Alex Beckman, an expert in the AI space, said