Peacock will use artificial intelligence to present daily Olympic recaps with the voice of famed sports announcer Al Michaels, parent company NBC announced Wednesday.

Subscribers to NBC’s Peacock streaming service will be able to receive recaps of Paris Olympic events narrated by an AI-generated voice based on the legendary sportscaster.

What You Need To Know

  • Peacock will use artificial intelligence to present daily Olympic recaps with the voice of famed sports announcer Al Michaels

  • Subscribers to NBC’s Peacock streaming service will be able to receive recaps of Paris Olympic events narrated by an AI-generated voice based on the legendary sportscaster

  • As part of “Your Daily Olympic Recap on Peacock,” users will be greeted by name and given highlights of the sports they said they’d like to know about — all in Michaels’ voice

  • The 10-minute recaps can also be customized with viral moments of the events and back stories about the athletes

As part of “Your Daily Olympic Recap on Peacock,” users will be greeted by name and given highlights of the sports they said they’d like to know about — all in Michaels’ voice.

The 10-minute recaps can also be customized with viral moments of the events and back stories about the athletes. The recaps can be customized in about 7 million configurations, the network said.

Before the recaps are delivered, NBC Sports editors will review them for accuracy, including pronunciations of people’s names and events.

Michaels approved the use of his voice, which is based on the many years he worked as a sports announcer for the network. He has covered the Olympics for NBC since 2010.