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🗓️ 4 December 2024

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Introducing An AI Advantage for the US Open from Smart Talks with IBM.

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As AI technology progresses, its impact on our daily lives—including how we consume our favorite sports— will grow alongside it. In this episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Jacob Goldstein, host of Pushkin’s own What’s Your Problem?, sat down with Brian Ryerson, Senior Director of Digital Strategy at the US Tennis Association. They discuss the impact of data on the fan experience, the role that storytelling plays in sports, and how AI has unlocked innovative features, such as AI Commentary and Match Reports.

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0:00.0	Hello, hello, welcome to Smart Talks with IBM, a podcast from Pushkin Industries, IHeartRadio, and IBM.
0:10.2	I'm Malcolm Gladwell.
0:11.7	This season, we're diving back into the world of artificial intelligence, but with a focus on the powerful concept of open, its possibilities, implications, and misconceptions.
0:22.6	We'll look at openness from a variety of angles and explore how the concept is already reshaping
0:27.6	industries, ways of doing business, and our very notion of what's possible.
0:33.6	I'm particularly excited for today's guest, Brian Ryerson. He's Senior Director of Digital Strategy at the U.S. Tennis Association,
0:42.3	helping to oversee one of the most iconic events in the world of sports, the U.S. Open.
0:48.3	Brian sat down with Pushkin's own Jacob Goldstein, host of the podcast, What's Your Problem? A veteran business journalist,
0:56.2	Jacob has reported for the Wall Street Journal, the Miami Herald, and was a longtime host of the
1:01.2	NPR program, Planet Money. IBM has been the official technology partner of the U.S. Tennis
1:08.1	Association for more than 30 years. And the more recent evolution into generative AI
1:14.6	has enhanced the world-class digital experiences
1:17.6	that help more than 15 million fans from all over the world
1:21.6	enjoy the U.S. Open Tennis Championships.
1:24.6	In this episode, we will explore how generative AI is being used to generate
1:30.3	match insights, spoken commentary for match highlights, and post-match summaries at scale for fans to enjoy through the US Open app and website.
1:39.3	We'll explore how these AI solutions enable the editorial team to cover more of the tournament than ever before, bringing fans even closer to the game they love.
1:50.8	And we'll learn more about one of the engines behind this AI-powered content creation, a large language model from the IBM Granite family, which is trained and maintained using the
2:02.6	Watson X AI and data platform. Okay, let's dive in. Brian, welcome to the show. Thanks for
2:10.2	having me. I'm excited to be here. Can you say your name and your job? Yeah, I'm Brian Ryerson. I'm
2:15.3	Senior Director of Digital Strategy at the USDA. Dumb question. What's the
2:19.2	USTNA? The U.S. Tennis Association. And tell me about the U.S.TA. Like, what is it? Yeah, so the
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