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Watch: Steve Ballmer's using AI to change the way you watch basketball

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Steve Ballmer is using artificial intelligence to enhance the viewing experience for NBA fans.

Speaking at the annual Code Conference in California, the former Microsoft CEO and current Los Angeles Clippers owner gave a demonstration of a new AI-powered service called Second Spectrum that he plans to release in 2018.

Ballmer spoke more about the service in an interview with The Ringer's Bill Simmons in March.

"I am excited about what you can do with software over the internet to transform the experience for a fan who is not in the arena," Ballmer said. "Whether they are on their phone (or) they're in their home, can you, through software-based techniques, change it so that you see the game from Chris Paul's perspective? Instead of a center-court camera; I want to see the game the way Chris Paul sees the game. Software can actually let that happen."

- With h/t to Mashable

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