IBM's Watson artificial intelligence platform compiling highlights at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in which players display a heightened sense of emotion. IBM's Watson artificial intelligence (AI) platform is analyzing players' emotions at the Wimbledon tennis tournament to compile highlights in which players display a heightened sense of emotion. In addition to recognizing emotions, Watson is also analyzing crowd noise, players' movements, and match data. IBM's Sam Seddon says the company is using machine learning to pinpoint scenes after exciting play when athletes show their emotions. "If you've got the visual element from the player, and you know that it's a tight pressure point in the match, then those are the points that you are going to really target in on in the highlights package," he says.

An AI will use the emotional reactions of top tennis players at next month's Wimbledon tournament to create highlight reels for each match. IBM's robot'Watson' has been upgraded to watch the gesticulations of players - such as fist-pumps of elation or cries of frustration. It combines these reactions with an analysis of crowd noise, players' movements and match data to pick out key highlights for fans to watch. An AI will use the emotional reactions of top tennis players at next month's Wimbledon tournament to create highlight reels for each match. Clips are then sent to the organiser of Wimbledon, the All England Lawn Tennis Club, for uploading on social media as well as its apps and official website.

LONDON (Reuters) - John McEnroe, known for his on-court outbursts, would be in his element at next month's Wimbledon tennis tournament, where every fist-pump of elation and cry of angst will be analyzed by artificial intelligence to compile video highlights.