IBM Brings Next Generation of AI-Powered Insights to ESPN Fantasy Football Platform
IBM News, Tuesday, September 10th, 2024
IBM and ESPN are unveiling enhancements to the ESPN Fantasy app - powered by generative AI technologies from IBM's AI and data platform, watsonx - designed to deliver a more customized and engaging digital experience for more than 12 million fantasy football users.
The announcement comes as new research commissioned by IBM and conducted by Morning Consult confirms fantasy football users are increasingly embracing AI to improve their rosters and overall fantasy football experiences.
Now available, the "Top Contributing Factors" within the Waiver Grade and Trade Grade features offers more detailed reasoning around a player's assigned grades. The information appears as bulleted statements and is generated by IBM's Granite large language model. The grades themselves are personalized to each team and produced by AI models built with IBM watsonx, taking into account large volumes of complex data including player performance, articles written by football experts, and the specific needs of each fantasy owner's roster.