Al Michaels returns to the Olympics — as the AI voice of Peacock

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Voice of legendary play-by-play announcer, re-created using artificial intelligence, will provide daily Olympic updates for NBCUniversal's Peacock.

As legendary sportscaster Al Michaels would say, you can't make this up. Or maybe you can.

Universal's Peacock streaming service subscribers. Peacock users will be able to sign up and choose their favorite events. The information will be used to create 'Your Daily Olympic Recap on Peacock,' a customized program of video highlights narrated by Michaels' AI voice likeness. Most users will even be addressed by name in the recap. The recaps will be assembled from hundreds of

in prime time. Up to six users per Peacock subscription can get recaps. The AI re-creation of Michaels, 79, was trained by his past appearances on 's Olympics coverage in 2010 and 2012. Michaels, who is currently the lead play-by-play announcer on Amazon's 'Thursday Night Football,' is also the voice of one the most famous Olympics moments in history. He forever defined the U.S. hockey team's win over the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid, N.Y., with his phrase, 'Do you believe in miracles?' The Brentwood resident said he believes in AI.

 

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