- Infosys and Tennis Australia launch digital platforms to
empower fan, player, and media with all-new generative AI
features
- Infosys also launched an all-new Gen AI experience 'Rafa
Forever' inviting millions of fans missing Rafa at AO to celebrate
the legend
MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 24,
2024 /CNW/ -- Infosys (NSE: INFY) (BSE: INFY)
(NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services
and consulting, is advancing it's AI footprint at the 2024
Australian Open (AO) with generative AI technologies for fan
engagement, player performance, and digital content creation.
Infosys and AO are also leveraging a digital skilling platform to
build future leaders in Australia.
Infosys is leveraging its AI-first set of services, solutions,
with Infosys Topaz, to evolve the AO experience. Infosys Topaz is
delivering the large language models and cognitive core to
accelerate Tennis Australia's AI journey. The AO Grand Slam
experience has been reimagined in many new ways such as:
AO 2024 Bracket Challenge vs AI: Fans test their
predictive mettle against AI through AO's all-new Bracket Challenge
on AO's website, a Tournament Challenge that went live on
Jan 11, in which fans made
predictions for the entire tournament & challenge themselves
against AI, and a Daily Challenge to predict the day's match
winners.
Infosys Match Centre gets more cognitive with Gen AI Story
Cards: For fans experiencing the Infosys Match Centre, the
Key Stats feature provides contextual insights in a
card-like format as the match progresses. AI Match Bytes,
using Gen AI, creates match story visual cards and narrates the
story of a match to fans. Win Predictor tracks the
probabilities of victory as the match progresses on court.
Graffiti-inspired AI art and VR under one roof: The Fan
Zone pays tribute to the iconic graffiti of Melbourne with a series of graffiti portraits,
created using generative AI technology powered by Infosys Topaz.
Inside the Fan Zone, fans can get up close with Iga Swiatek and
Rafael Nadal through Augmented
Reality selfies and face off against Rafa in the ultimate VR tennis
match up. They will also go home with bespoke giveaways inspired by
the graffiti portraits of Rafael
Nadal.
Amplifying human potential on court and beyond: AI is
watching match action at AO 24 to feed players and coaches winning
insights to unlock the keys to victory through a series of
features. For the media team, the AI Shot of the Day
enhances Tennis Australia's ability to quickly post the highlights
from each day's play, packaged as social media ready clips,
enabling engagement without the time-consuming task of scouring
through match footage manually.
Off the court, Infosys and Tennis Australia are also
collaborating for AI-enabled digital skilling, by giving year 10
and 11 students from metropolitan Melbourne, regional Victoria and New
South Wales access to curated learning powered by Infosys
Springboard. The students will also get a glimpse of a generative
AI future by visiting the Infosys Fan Zone.
Beyond the transformation for Australian Open, to celebrate the
tennis legend and Infosys ambassador Rafael
Nadal, who misses out on this year's tournament due to
injury, Infosys has also launched an all-new Generative AI
experience 'Rafa Forever' (Infosys.RafaForever.com), through which
fans can imagine their personalized creative masterpiece to
celebrate the tennis legend, with Generative AI technology.
Craig Tiley, CEO of Tennis
Australia, and Australian Open Tournament Director, said, "For
the past six years, Infosys has helped Tennis Australia to raise
the bar and serve up new experiences for fans using digital
technologies. We're excited to see the leaps being made with AI at
AO 2024. AI is enabling new dimensions of interactivity for fans
and insight for players, not to mention the speed and scale it
brings to our content delivery."
Andrew Groth, Executive Vice
President Asia Pacific, Infosys, said, "Our association with AO
has enabled us to push the boundaries of innovation across key
digital and physical touchpoints, to create experiences that inform
and engage as much as they entertain. This year, we are leveraging
Infosys Topaz to bring a host of AI-first experiences to serve
players, fans, and the media, and shape the future of the game. We
have also enjoyed our ambassador Iga Świątek, take to the courts to
compete in the first grand slam of the year. We are also excited to
see our purpose in play at the Australian Open, even as our
technologies continue to empower and manifest the next opportunity
for everyone."
Follow all the action from the tournament on
AusOpen.com and discover more about the partnership at
Infosys.com/AusOpen.
About Infosys
Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services
and consulting. Over 300,000 of our people work to amplify human
potential and create the next opportunity for people, businesses
and communities. We enable clients in more than 56 countries to
navigate their digital transformation. With over four decades of
experience in managing the systems and workings of global
enterprises, we expertly steer clients, as they navigate their
digital transformation powered by cloud and AI. We enable them with
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and drive continuous improvement with always-on learning through
the transfer of digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our
innovation ecosystem. We are deeply committed to being a
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diverse talent thrives in an inclusive workplace.
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