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Exclusive: Yahoo launches AI tools for NBA fans and investors
CEO Jim Lanzone said the vision for Scout was always to bring it to Yahoo's other properties and improve them.
TL;DR
- Yahoo is launching two new AI-powered products for its sports and finance platforms.
- The AI tools are powered by Yahoo's AI answer engine, Yahoo Scout.
- The Yahoo Sports feature, 'Ask Kevin O'Connor', provides AI-generated answers based on an analyst's expertise and data.
- Yahoo Finance's 'Ask Yahoo Scout' uses news coverage and data to answer questions about stocks, markets, and companies.
- These products are part of Yahoo's plan to integrate its AI technology across all its properties.
- Other publishers like Time, Financial Times, and Forbes are also developing AI-powered interfaces.