NBC Sports introduced a new AI-powered player tracking system that will let viewers on mobile devices zoom in and focus on their favorite athletes. It’s the first time the viztrick AiDi technology, which was developed by Japan’s Nippon Television Network, will be used by another broadcaster. NBC Sports plans to implement the feature for its live event coverage starting this year, according to Nikkei Asia.
The viztrick AiDi system uses facial recognition to identify and track the movements of individual players and features a simplified interface that only requires operators to tap an onscreen athlete they want to follow. In Japan it’s been …
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