This year, the Wimbledon Tennis Championships will be the most technologically advanced thanks to the latest versions of IBM. The tech giant has once again partnered with the All-England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), the organizer of the world's oldest tennis tournament, kicking off on July 1 for a series of significant new technology upgrades. The latest updates to the 30-year partnership between the two organizations build on the experience of IBM's computer-assisted Watson computing service to continue to bring the 133rd championship into the modern era.
Feel the noise
"For 30 years, we've been working with Wimbledon to introduce new technologies that enhance the fan experience," said Sam Seddon, IBM Wimbledon client manager. "For more than a century, IBM has been responsibly introducing the world's most advanced technologies, creating trusted business solutions that are part of our DNA, and we are committed to providing systems that support our clients. Responsibly designed artificial intelligence. Our year of our partnership, one of The Championships most recent innovations, Wimbledon 2019 will remove the bias in creating the video recap package." Since AELTC always uses its own proprietary media and highlights operations on the site, the need for greater precision when creating video clips is paramount. Watson, who is already used to identifying the most exciting rallies with the help of audience analysis, has learned to better recognize acoustics to make it more accurate. New Watson Acoustics analytics can accurately detect when the ball was hit, allowing the AELTC to further reduce the number of tagged clips, save time and optimize every second of rights. The system can also use Watson's Open Scale to recognize crowd noise levels and the excitement levels of the players themselves. Apparently, this would eliminate prejudice when looking for highlights of players with a particularly vocal clientele or those who are particularly animated on the field. "For 30 years, IBM technology innovations have been at the center of our efforts to continue our journey toward a great digital experience that enables us to connect with our fans around the world, wherever they look and whatever their type of device. used," said Alexandra Willis. Head of Communication, Content and Digital, AELTC. "Our partnership with IBM is critical in helping us disrupt traditional perceptions of Wimbledon through innovative uses of world-class technology, in particular allowing us to place content with fans where they want to consume it and recognize it. Focus on video and new content formats."