American athletic footwear and apparel corporation Nike recently announced an AIR (Athlete Imagined Revolution) concept of sneakers created by Artificial Intelligence for emerging NBA player Victor Wembanyama.
The announcement was made last week in Paris, France, at a Nike Air event for the upcoming Olympics. Let’s learn about the new Wemby AI designed AIR sneakers and their potential release date.
Who Is Wembanyama?
Wembanyama, nicknamed Wemby, is a French professional basketball player. The emerging player has had an amazing rookie season with an average of 21.3 points, 3.8 assists, 10.6 rebounds, and 3.6 blocks per game.
This performance demonstrates that Wemby is going to be a star. Thus, the new shoes seem like an appropriate debut sneaker for a possible league leader. And, standing 7’4” and wearing size 20.5 shoes, Wemby will most likely require something unique from Nike.
The futuristic-looking sneakers look like they were transported from another galaxy or dimension. AI’s ability to generate new organic-looking shapes is virtually always visually pleasing.
Nike designers worked with Wembanyama as a team to create the AIR prototypes. The team designed the shoes based on what the basketball player believed would be perfect.
