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Shaquille O’Neal is entering yet another market. After dominating the world of basketball, and sports television, and establishing himself as a seasoned businessman, Shaq is set to add another feather to his cap. As per recent reports, the Big Man is now looking forward to dominating the artificial intelligence industry.

Going by Shaq’s impressive track record, this doesn’t seem like a far-fetched dream. Additionally, the NBA veteran is entering the AI market with Authentic Brands Group, a management company that owns Shaq’s branding rights.

Shaquille O’Neal is set to enter the artificial intelligence market

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This news shouldn’t come as a shock to people. If you really think about it, is there anything that Shaq hasn’t done yet? There might be very few things left in the world where the Big Man is yet to mark his presence. This time, he is coming out with an AI chatbot. In recent years, the importance of AI has skyrocketed. This could be the reason why Shaq has also decided to step into this market and make a mark for himself. As per the latest reports, Authentic Brands Group has already filed for two trademarks SHAQ AI and ASK SHAQ.

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Josh Gerben, who posted the news on social media said “This could be a sort of chatbot that’s based on Shaq, where people would be able to go in and ask questions, and A.I. Shaq would answer”. The SHAQ AI will be a downloadable computer program and downloadable computer software that will answer questions and queries about sports and entertainment. Gerben also predicted the way forward for the new AI. He said, “I’d expect there would be some kind of integration into the broader Shaq brand, like merchandise and other things that [Authentic] sells”.

This will give birth to the SHAQ chatbot in the coming days. It will be interesting to see if the Big Man has added a touch of his personality to this AI chatbot.

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Shaquille O’Neal once reimagined NBA stars using AI

The Big Man likes to keep up with the latest trends going on around the world. To state the obvious, he is hands-on with the recent influx of AI image generators and has also shared the generated images with his followers on social media. Back in July, Shaq used Defiant Digital’s tool to generate images of some NBA athletes, projecting how they would look at a much later stage in life.

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Among the many images that Shaq posted, there was one picture in particular that made his fans emotional. Shaq generated an image of the late great Kobe Bryant, to see how he would have looked when he got old.

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