Intel’s AI hardware and software solutions will power immersive and inclusive experiences at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. This is being announced by Intel’s communication team through social media and media outlets.
During the Paris Olympic Games, AI applications powered by Intel processors and software solutions will showcase the potential of technology to benefit athletes, coaches, and spectators.
As the company explains, Intel processors will power live streaming experiences with 8K resolution, providing fans with low-latency and high-definition broadcasts in the 32 participating sports on this occasion.
The company will also provide AI-enabled software solutions to power immersive experiences at Olympic sites throughout the city. Obviously, Intel has been a Worldwide Olympic Partner since 2017 and collaborates with the International Olympic Committee to deliver connectivity solutions and experiences for fans.
The hardware that enables 8K broadcasts
Intel hardware, including its Xeon processors, will be used for live streaming of Olympic events on the Internet.
The relay servers will run on Xeon processors, with Intel’s AI Deep Learning Boost instruction set architecture that enhances live signals.
This allows broadcasting organizations to send 8K streams in a matter of seconds, providing fast live streams with minimal delays.
Automated Highlights
The Geti platform from Intel, which allows users to create computer vision models, was used to train OBS Automatic Highlights Generation, a tool that is being used in the Olympic Games to create packages of highlights moments.
The AI automation tool helps television networks intuitively create a compilation of highlights from various sports events that can then be shared with fans through social media.
Immersive on-site experiences
Intel’s hardware and software solutions will be combined to offer interactive experiences to fans during the Games, including a feature for fans with Intel technology that will allow them to step into the shoes of an Olympic athlete.
The immersive experience will use a combination of AI and computer vision to allow fans to compete in a series of athletics exercises, analyze their performance, and match it with an Olympic sport in which they would excel.
Accessibility tools for visually impaired viewers
Intel’s technology will also be used in Paris to assist visually impaired fans.
The company used its AI technologies to create 3D models of the headquarters of the US Team, helping visually impaired people navigate through a specially designed smartphone application that provides directions and guidance.
The same technology was used to create a voice navigation tool for the headquarters of the International Paralympic Committee in Bonn (Germany).
