The NBA app could be upgraded with artificial intelligence, which could change the way we watch the game forever, including the ability to control the style of live video streaming

NB-AI is the name of a new chatbot and voice assistant the NBA is testing that could be included in future apps If realized, it would act like a director and be able to change the live stream and ask for additional information about the games being watched in real time

Revealed by Commissioner Adam Silver at the league's Tech Summit, the experimental voice assistant is trained on NBA data and uses similar generative AI technology as ChatGPT Voice

He explained that because it is an experimental preview, the full potential of NB-AI has yet to be seen, but the NBA is trying to personalize the experience of watching live games on the app

It is not clear exactly what styles will be available or to what extent they can be customized, but it may include making the style fully animated or making it look cinematic, as if the game were unfolding in a movie

In an on-stage demonstration, French national and San Antonio Spurs draft pick Victor Wembanyama demonstrated the live translation capabilities of NB-AI commentary, including basketball movies This included changing the 1986 film "Hoosiers" into French

They also demonstrated turning a recent game into a cartoon Specifically, they "display graphics and comic book-style language on the screen as if it were a Spider-Man movie"

This is not the only AI development announced at the recent Tech Summit Leagues are also using artificial intelligence to generate highlights in real time, provide assistance to referees, and translate play-by-play

Silver said in the preview: "Today, AI is generating the same excitement as it did at the dawn of the Internet," adding, "Intuitively, many of us have a sense that artificial intelligence will change our lives"

The big questions are how artificial intelligence will do it, how much it will achieve, and where it will be most prevalent Sports seems like a good candidate I have even used AI to successfully predict Super Bowl winners and score differentials

Wembanyama, who had the opportunity to try out the new NB-AI technology, described it as "incredible," adding that it is in its early stages and "only the future will tell what it will be like"